Rural family agribusiness and the quality of the artisanal production at the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre
The approach of the theory of conventions
The rural familiar agroindustry is an alternative in the search for new niche markets, using the greater diversity of existing products and product differentiation by transforming them inside the property. Its implementation is considered an effective alternative as policy fot Rural Development, but despite all efforts there are many limitations in this sector, especially in sanitary legislation. The aim of this study is to analyze rural familiar agroindustry, how these rules are built within the community and accepted by the farmers themselves, as the present production, laws and standards that qualify the agroindustrial production and The Theory of the Convention is based on mutual recognition and collective of wide quality of the product, and was used to explain how interactions are workedamong producers regarding production rules or “ways to make” the production process. 14 agroindustries in the Metropolitan Area oh Porto Alegre, in the municipalities of Porto Alegre, Viamão, Gravataí e Glorinha were interviewed. This study was characterized by an exploratory research, whose sample collection data was made through a semi-structured field diary and secondary data. Content analysis and quantitative analysis of data were made. The construction of markets and the rules that govern them even with the compliance of the law comes from within the process and the collaboration of all agents: producers, consumers and supporting institutions of the sector. The incorporation of new practices and a more informed consumer and acting also brought reality for more interaction, where the construction market is made by all agents, and they use prior knowledge of each other to improve the quality of products and anything that makes up the market, thus consolidating a network of interactions also based on trust. Even with legal safeguards, such as labels and licenses from the sanitary inspection, the assurance based on trust is the most important, combined withthe effective product quality. Quality is built on the agroindustries by looking not only at a physical process, but also relying on social and cultural aspects, considering personal efforts in making the products, dedication, tradition and artisanal “ways to make”, which bring the colonial touch. Utilizing the best practices in production that their capital investment can provide, emphasizing quality (presentation of products and sanity), and sharing these premises with colleagues from fair and association, as with consumers. The conventions in agroindustries already exist, and are followed by producers and supervised by its consumers, which all contribute and build collectively, exchanging information, monitoring and suggesting changes. Producers showed great effort in prospering and developing, but there must be government support and institutional basis for marketing, qualifying and adequacy of rules for family farmers.