Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Performance determinants for agroindustrial projects in collective actions of small farmers

Determinantes de desempenho para projetos agroindustriais em ações coletivas de pequenos agricultores

William Sbrama Perressim; Mário Otávio Batalha

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Abstract

The important economic and social role of agroindustrial collective actions does not eliminate the challenges related to the sustained feasibility of these enterprises. This article presents and discusses the main determinants that affect the performance and feasibility of collective agroindustrial projects, assessing the importance of each determinant for establishing the future performance of enterprises. A systematic literature review supported the structuring of the proposed analytical framework, which suggested the use of 24 determinants grouped into five factors. Afterwards, a panel of 20 experts used a multiple-criteria decision-making method, the Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique (SMART), to evaluate the relative importance of the determinants proposed by the model. The framework indicates the importance of each determinant on the performance of the collective agroindustrial projects, allowing the user to apply it with a decision-making tool. The proposed model combines and incorporates a wide number of sparse determinants in other works and highlights the factor “management, operation and finance” as a factor of success in making projects feasible.

Keywords

collective action, farmers’ organization, agroindustrial, family farmer, performance, feasibility

Resumo

Resumo: O importante papel econômico e social das ações coletivas agroindustriais não elimina os desafios relacionados com a viabilidade sustentada destas organizações. Este artigo apresenta e discute os principais determinantes que afetam o desempenho e a viabilidade dos projetos agroindustriais coletivos, avaliando a importância de cada determinante para o estabelecimento do desempenho futuro da iniciativa produtiva. O desenvolvimento de uma revisão sistemática de literatura apoiou a estruturação do framework analítico proposto, que sugeriu a utilização de 24 determinantes agrupados em cinco fatores. Em seguida, um painel com 20 especialistas determinou a importância relativa de cada determinante, recorrendo a técnica multicritério SMART para ponderação. O framework indica a importância de cada determinante no desempenho dos projetos agroindustriais coletivos, permitindo aos stakeholders destas organizações a aplicação como um instrumento de tomada de decisão mais assertivo. O modelo combina e incorpora um amplo número de determinantes, superando outros estudos que consideram um número limitado, e, ainda, destaca o fator “Gestão, Operação e Finanças” como condição relevante para o sucesso dos projetos.

Palavras-chave

ações coletivas, organizações de agricultores, agroindustrial, agricultura familiar, desempenho, viabilidade

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