Revista Ciência em Extensão (Dec 1969)
Managerial qualification for family based agriculture: the alta paulista experience
Abstract
Family-based agriculture plays an important socio-economic role in Brazilian agribusiness. Its development is considered a pre-condition for an economically efficient and socially fair society. There are numerous variables influencing the performance of rural business. Several variables can not be controlled by the farmers, but, there are some variables which can be controlled, as farm management. Appropriate managerial techniques for family based agriculture aim to promote economical sustainability of the activity. This research has a main objective to present the experience of an extension project focused on managerial capacitation for family based agriculture at Alta Paulista Region in São Paulo state. The capacitation was composed of five modules: a) production planning; b) quality management; c) costs management; d) commercialization; and e) financial resources capture. Over 150 farmers attended the capacitation in 9 towns of the region. The experience generated technical and bibliographical publications, as well as divulgation texts. This extension project has attended to the principals of executing institution, as well as regional demands.
