Rural social innovation in practices of solidarity economy in the Cooptar collective in Southern Brazil

Denise de Oliveira, Adriane Vieira Ferrarini, Denize Grzybovski · 2024 · Cadernos EBAPE BR

Summary. A Brazilian agricultural cooperative demonstrates rural social innovation through solidarity economy practices. Over 33 years, Cooptar has sustained itself by combining ongoing member training with collective ownership, self-management, and production diversification. The cooperative actively confronts individualism and gender inequality while building transformative social change that addresses rural workers' struggles for dignified livelihoods and social inclusion.

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  title   = {Rural social innovation in practices of solidarity economy in the Cooptar collective in Southern Brazil},
  author  = {Denise de Oliveira and Adriane Vieira Ferrarini and Denize Grzybovski},
  journal = {Cadernos EBAPE BR},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1590/1679-395120230019x},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-395120230019x}
}

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DOI

10.1590/1679-395120230019x

Countries

Brazil

Regions

South America

Categories

entrepreneurship, food-systems, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28