A inclusão digital como ferramenta de extensão rural para a gestão do cooperativismo de economia solidária no Oeste do Paraná

• Main Author: Corbari, Fábio
• Publication Date: 2017
• Format: Master thesis
• Language: por
• Source: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do UNIOESTE
• Download full: http://tede.unioeste.br/handle/tede/3185
• topic: Sustentabilidade; Administração; Capacitação; Agricultura familiar; CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS: DESENVOLVIMENTO RURAL SUSTENTÁVEL

The present work proposed an extensionist action aimed at the practice of the management of cooperatives through the digital inclusion for agents of cooperative solidarity economy of western of Paraná. The objective of this work was to promote an improvement in the knowledge and domain of family farmers in digital tools that can contribute with their everyday actions and the management of their enterprises, promoting the freedom of opportunities and knowledge in information and communication technologies. The methodology used in this work was based on an Action-Research, where initially an improvement of the practice was planned, through a deepening of the trajectory and fundamentals of solidarity economy and digital inclusion in family agriculture, contextualized and analyzed under a theoretical vision based in a bibliographic research, and carrying out a survey of problems, systematization and prioritization of demands with cooperative agents in solidarity with family agriculture. Following the knowledge of the main demands, it was acted to implement the planned improvement, through the training of digital inclusion for cooperatives and managers of solidarity economy cooperatives of the West of Paraná, teaching basic computer science, mathematics Finance, information and communication technologies, applied computing for property management and cooperatives, applied computing for environmental management, public policies for production and marketing, legislation for procurement via public procurement and marketing, and applied marketing for family agriculture, consisting of tools to assist In the management of rural properties and family agriculture cooperatives, using a methodology of easy application and understanding, based on the exchange of knowledge through dialogue and participatory communication. 150 farmers from 6 cooperatives took part in the training courses. In addition to this training process, the participating farmers and cooperatives were monitored through unsystematic observation in order to follow the learning of the actors involved in the research and the application of the proposed themes in the management actions of cooperatives and their properties, And finally, to describe the effects of the action and to evaluate the results, through the perception of day-to-day monitoring of cooperatives and the application of questionnaires and interviews, asking a sample of 50 farmers who completed all the modules on the use And mastery of the main digital tools for the management of their enterprises before the application of the training course and then, as well as the importance that they determine for each proposed theme. The results show that although they have access to computers and the internet, farmers did not have knowledge or mastery of the subjects that were proposed, even if they consider the use of digital technologies to manage their enterprises of paramount importance. After capacity building, the domains of all themes have grown considerably among all farmers, promoting the opportunity to liberate themselves through knowledge. However, actions such as these should be carried out constantly in the rural environment, updating them and enabling them to carry out the management of their enterprises with tools that contribute to a decision making with greater quality of information and communication facilitated to interact with society In general and access new marketing channels.