FAMILY IN FARMING: INDIVIDUALS, PLANS, SMALL ENTERPRISE AND COMPETITIVENESS

Authors

  • Alberto Medici UNESP - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas - Botucatu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23901/

Keywords:

Small business firm. Family farming. Competitiveness. Organizations.

Abstract

In agriculture in the south and southeast region of Brazil there are many small family farms, but it is unusual to find studies dealing to the relationships between families in these enterprises. The article discusses this matter and emphasizes the important connection between individual plans of the family members and the competitiveness of the family farm. It also includes results of a research carried out in 2007 with 12 families in Botucatu (SP) region, and some advices to other researches and technical assistance directed to this agribusiness firms when property, management and work are members of the same family.

Author Biography

  • Alberto Medici, UNESP - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas - Botucatu
    Professor Assistente Doutor do Departamento de Gestão e Tecnologia Agroindustrial - Área de sociologia.

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Published

2010-04-16

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