Arranjo produtivo local Pingo D'água: inovação e cooperação

Abstract

This study intends to analyze the local productive arrangement of irrigated agriculture, called Pingo d’Água “Drop of water” Quixeramobim, Ceará, based on primary and secondary data. Inside the arrangement analyzed we could verify the involvement of several partners from different segments that participated in higher or lower degree. This involvement of several partners established important instruments for introduction of innovations of product, process and organization, creating new competencies and gains of competitive advantages. However, it was verified the existence of obstacles related to the non existence of appropriate training centers for qualification of the producers, absence of research laboratories and lack of more appropriate credit lines adjusted to producer’s reality. In spite of these problems, we can conclude that there was gain of result from the collective efficiency that was created by this productive gathering. This arrangement is a proof that with some social organization of the local actors will be possible to change the difficult reality of the families that live from their agriculture income in the semi-arid zone of the State of Ceará.