Rural Association: Socio-Economic alternative for family Farmers

This study sought to describe rural associations as a development strategy for the strengthening of settled family farmers, identifying motivations and the influence of their social trajectories on the individual and collective results obtained by the members. The methodology used is descriptive with a quanti-qualitative approach, characterized as a case study. As a data collection instrument, interviews were used using a semi-structured script, informal setting and participant observation. For data treatment, content analysis and mathematical tabulation were used for data analysis. The main result of this study demonstrates associative action as rural development strategies, contributing to new opportunities