Desempenho das organizações de produtores rurais do estado do Ceará na implementação dos mecanismos de gestão social

Abstract

During the last few years in Brazil a set of public policies, programs and projects have been developed aimed at the social, economic and political insertion of the most fragile social segments in the field. Many of these policies addressed and address the theme of rural development, comprising essential components in the process: valuing and strengthening family farming, economic diversification in the territories, incentives and increasing local entrepreneurship. In this sense, the Government of the State of Ceará has been consolidating experience in the coordination and execution of programs and projects, including the Sustainable Rural Development Project - PDRS known as the São José III Project. As a public policy, it aimed to make productive investments for the organization of family farming producers with a focus on generating income in the countryside and strengthening organizational management. This article aims to analyze the management performance of family farmers' organizations by measuring the Social Management Index. The concept of social management was that of social organization and collectivized action, that is, the organization of different actors who are intertwined in social management. The data used are of primary origin, obtained through the application of 52 structured questionnaires for beneficiary (Treaties) and non-beneficiary (Control) organizations located in 11 rural territories in the State of Ceará. The same questionnaire was applied before and after the intervention of the Project, for both groups. The applied tests revealed that there is no significant difference between the organizations benefited and not benefited by the Project and that the organizations present relatively low levels of social management pointing out weaknesses. There was no significant change in this scenario during the period 2014 to 2017.