Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural para quê? O caso da Cooperativa Agropecuária de Patrocínio

• Autor(a) principal: Petarly, Renata Rauta
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/4189
• topic: Assistência técnica; Extensão rural; Cooperativas agropecuárias; Technical assistance; Rural extension; Agricultural cooperatives; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA::EXTENSAO RURAL

In a constant process of change, the concept of technical advice and rural extension (ATER) undergoes several transformations over time. It is questioned also whether it should be performed differently accordingly to each organization that execute these activities. Should it be a different ATER carried out by agricultural cooperatives? This question oriented this research that aims to describe the ATER executed by an agricultural cooperative questioning how it contributes to the complexity that means responding to the associative and business requirements of cooperatives‟ management. Being organizations that should adequate themselves to market demands, while enhancing and promoting members‟ participation and development, agricultural cooperatives would require a technical staff that could articulate the dual focus of its management and would be responsible for implementing actions of socioeconomic promotion. The research was a case study, with exploratory-descriptive characteristics, held at the Agricultural Cooperative of Patrocínio, in the Alto Paranaíba region of Minas Gerais. Interviews were held with directors, ATER agents, members and their representatives in Education Committee and Board of Directors. It was observed that agents ATER participate in technical advice on production improvement, at the same time contributing to the communication and representative processes established between the cooperative and their members. They also participate in cooperative education activities seeking to promote the loyalty of members, and through the enhancing of their economic development and quality of life. It can be conclude that there is a specific Cooperative‟s ATER that integrates activities of providing advice to members in the improvement of the results of their work and living conditions in rural areas, complementing also with activities of cooperative education promoting active and consciously economic and social participation of members, contributing for a more efficient economic and social articulation between the cooperative and their members.