Contextualização de empreendedorismo e inovação no semiárido alagoano a partir da Cooperativa Mista de Produção e Comercialização Camponesa, do Complexo Arqueológico Nova Esperança, da Associação dos Apicultores de Lagoa dos Porcos e do Movimento dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras do Campo

Abstract

This study arose from an interest in the relationship between the themes of innovation and entrepreneurship in the context of the caatinga biome in Alagoas, based on living in the semi-arid region. In this sense, the aim of the study was to understand the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation in the context of the semi-arid region of Alagoas. The methodology of the qualitative, subjectivist - specifically descriptive-interpretive - study, with an inductive perspective, involved collecting primary data from semi-structured interviews with farmers, participants in these organizations located in the semi-arid region of Alagoas, as well as secondary data available on the social networks of these organizations. The method used to analyze the data was content analysis. The final results of the study highlight that by applying administrative and accounting techniques, farmers are optimizing resources and boosting economic and social development. The results of the study highlight that: the application of management techniques optimizes resources and boosts the economic and social development of farmers; and that training and the sharing of knowledge among farmers allows other producers to benefit from improvements in processes and end products, which contributes to local progress.