Associação das Mulheres Produtoras Rurais da Comunidade do Quandú e adjacências: um estudo de caso sobre a importância do protagonismo das mulheres produtoras para o desenvolvimento local

Abstract

This work is the result of a case study developed in the Association of Rural Women Producers of the community of Quandú and adjacencies, located in the rural area of the city of Currais Novos, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The objective of the present study is to understand how female protagonism influences the process of local development. With regard to the theoretical discussions that constitute this work, our endorsements depart from the concepts exposed on family agriculture, associativism, gender relations and empowerment. The research was characterized as being qualitative, since the data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through the technique of content analysis. On the data analyzes, excerpts from the interviews were made using specific categories to detect traits of empowerment. From the information obtained, we find that the empowerment of rural women is an element of local transformation and development.