Atuação institucional coletiva e a dinâmica empresarial dos produtores de sementes de soja do Matopiba

Abstract

The Brazilian agribusiness has been showing increases in business dynamics, demanding more innovation and professionalization from those involved, as a basis for overcoming challenges. In this context, the associative movement is present like a forum for collective solutions to the challenges of entrepreneurs in a given sector. With more than five decades of strong institutional presence, the representative entities of the seed sector in Brazil have contributed to the promotion of the business, having their history of action a strong relationship with the regulatory context of the sector. The objective from the present work it’s to evaluate the development of collective institutional action and the business dynamics of soybean seed producers in Matopiba. Through the case study, it was possible to understand the business and institutional dynamics of those involved with Aprosem, drawing a parallel of the benefits promoted by collective actions. With a business profile divided between an industrial and an agricultural context, the seed producers under study have several associations for sectoral defenses, whether those aimed at serving farmers only or those of seed producers, with different lines of work. Through the institutional seed system, local seed farmers benefit from the results of actions focused at legal certainty, sectoral promotion, sectoral representation, professional training, market intelligence, collective social agendas and direct monetary return on specific agendas. In general, collective work causes positive impacts on the business dynamics of seed producers, encouraging them to invest more in the activity.