Rural Social Innovation: An Exploratory Study in Rural Brazil

Anderson Luis do Espírito Santo, Carolina Andion · 2024 · Organizações & Sociedade

Summary. Rural social innovations in Brazil emerge from families collectively addressing socio-environmental challenges over time, rather than simply adopting new techniques. Ethnographic research in a Pantanal settlement reveals that social innovation strengthens rural development and tackles problems affecting farming communities. Understanding these innovations requires deep fieldwork to capture how they actually develop through shared problem-solving.

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  author  = {Anderson Luis do Espírito Santo and Carolina Andion},
  journal = {Organizações & Sociedade},
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  doi     = {10.1590/1984-92302024v31n0014en},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-92302024v31n0014en}
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DOI

10.1590/1984-92302024v31n0014en

Countries

Brazil

Regions

South America

Categories

innovation-theory, climate-and-environment, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28