ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ASSOCIATES OF THE COOPERATIVES COOPROVASEB AND COOPRAHORT RL IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SEBACO AND DARIO, MATAGALPA, 2012

Abstract

The value chain project implemented by the Rural Development Institute (IDR) in the dry zone of the department of Matagalpa (Terrabona, Dario and Sébaco ) involve the enterprise strengthen of the cooperative of vegetable production in the area At IDR request, a study was conducted on human and enterprise development of the cooperatives Cooprahort, RL and Cooprovaseb, on which the critical points were measured, as well as the comparative advantages of each of them, taking into account the living conditions of its members. The study was cross-sectional, descriptive, using a mixed approach, focusing on the theoretical method by using literature sources and in the empirical method, with the use of surveys, interviews, observation guide and focus groups. Through the analysis of indicators such as cooperative values and principles and decision-making, it was found that the cooperative make use of cooperative rights and obligations, financing, marketing channels and internal control, additionally, with these indicators, it was also determined the level of enterprise development that feature these organizations. In order to determine the level of human development, the following indicators were used: income, housing, and participation. It was possible to determine that Cooprahort have an enterprise development level opposite to Cooprovaseb. Cooprahort features all the infrastructure and equipment necessary to carry out the delivery of production to different clients. On the other hand, Cooprovaseb, does not have it, and therefore makes it totally opposite to Cooprahor, RL. Despite of this, the living conditions of the members of both cooperatives are similar, although the way to achieve welfare is not the same. Cooprahort associates demonstrated that through the cooperative have managed to improve their way of living, whereas for Cooprovaseb partners, the maintaining of their standard of living is associated to selling the produce to distributors, concluding that the cooperative did not influence the improvement of the people .

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/calera.v13i20.1624