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A pobreza no meio rural é um problema com que a humanidade se debate. Segundo o
Relatório Anual do Banco Mundial (2017), 80 por cento dos pobres vivem no meio rural.
O objetivo principal do estudo é caracterizar a área de intervenção (zona rural
subdesenvolvida) e efetuar o diagnóstico do tecido empresarial rural da Huíla (Angola).
É com base nesse diagnóstico, que se desenvolverá um projeto empresarial de
desenvolvimento da região, que inclua o reforço do associativismo empresarial.
Para efetuar o referido diagnóstico recolheram-se dados junto de dois tipos de
destinatários: pequenos empresários locais e funcionários municipais, respeitando os
princípios éticos subjacentes à inquirição de pessoas. A metodologia incluiu um questionário
aplicado ao primeiro grupo, e entrevistas realizadas aos funcionários municipais,
responsáveis pelas áreas do comércio e agricultura. Foram inquiridos cento e quarenta e sete
pequenos empresários e entrevistada a totalidade (oito) dos diretores municipais. Após a
recolha dos dados, utilizaram-se técnicas da Estatística Descritiva e testes da Estatística
Inferencial para analisar os resultados.
Os principais resultados mostram que, na região, predominam os empresários com
preponderância clara de homens, na faixa etária dos quarenta anos, e que concluíram o ensino
obrigatório. Muito poucos conseguem fazer negócio fora da província e os agricultores
socorrem-se da mão de obra familiar. Já os comerciantes conseguem atingir volumes de
vendas mais expressivos (> 1000 euros/mês), tendo-se constatado que existe uma associação
entre o número de empregados que estes têm e o volume de vendas. Constatou-se também
que o associativismo é muito incipiente na região, principalmente entre os comerciantes; e
isto porque os agricultores têm mais vantagens em associarem-se (p.e., para obter o uso das
terras e acesso a sementes).
Numa região rural com pessoas empobrecidas e infraestruturas destruídas, espera-se
que este estudo contribua para minorar o problema do subdesenvolvimento rural.
Poverty in rural areas is a problem that humankind has to contend with. According to the World Bank Annual Report (2017), 80 percent of the poor live in rural areas. The main objective of the study is to characterize the intervention area (underdeveloped rural area) and to make a diagnosis of the rural business community of Huíla (Angola). Based on this diagnosis, a business development project will be developed in the region, which will include strengthening business associations. In order to carry out this diagnosis, data were collected from two types of recipients: local small businessmen and municipal employees, always respecting the ethical principles underlying the inquiry of people. The methodology included a questionnaire applied to the first group, and interviews with municipal officials responsible for the areas of commerce and agriculture. One hundred and forty-seven small entrepreneurs were interviewed and the totality (eight) of the municipal directors interviewed. After data collection, Descriptive Statistics techniques and Inferential Statistics tests were used to analyze the results. The main results show that, in the region, entrepreneurs with a clear preponderance of men predominate, in the age group of forty, and have completed compulsory education. Very few are able to do business outside the province and farmers rely on family labor. On the other hand, traders reach more expressive sales volumes (> 1000 euros / month), and there is an association between the number of his employees and the sales volume. It was also observed that the associativism is very incipient in the region, mainly among the merchants; and this is because farmers have more advantages in associating (eg, for land use and seeds access). In a rural region with impoverished people and destroyed infrastructure, it is hoped that this study will help to alleviate the problem of rural underdevelopment.
Poverty in rural areas is a problem that humankind has to contend with. According to the World Bank Annual Report (2017), 80 percent of the poor live in rural areas. The main objective of the study is to characterize the intervention area (underdeveloped rural area) and to make a diagnosis of the rural business community of Huíla (Angola). Based on this diagnosis, a business development project will be developed in the region, which will include strengthening business associations. In order to carry out this diagnosis, data were collected from two types of recipients: local small businessmen and municipal employees, always respecting the ethical principles underlying the inquiry of people. The methodology included a questionnaire applied to the first group, and interviews with municipal officials responsible for the areas of commerce and agriculture. One hundred and forty-seven small entrepreneurs were interviewed and the totality (eight) of the municipal directors interviewed. After data collection, Descriptive Statistics techniques and Inferential Statistics tests were used to analyze the results. The main results show that, in the region, entrepreneurs with a clear preponderance of men predominate, in the age group of forty, and have completed compulsory education. Very few are able to do business outside the province and farmers rely on family labor. On the other hand, traders reach more expressive sales volumes (> 1000 euros / month), and there is an association between the number of his employees and the sales volume. It was also observed that the associativism is very incipient in the region, mainly among the merchants; and this is because farmers have more advantages in associating (eg, for land use and seeds access). In a rural region with impoverished people and destroyed infrastructure, it is hoped that this study will help to alleviate the problem of rural underdevelopment.
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Associativismo Desenvolvimento rural Formação Mercados agrícolas Associativism Training Agricultural markets Rural development