ACAJAMAN-PB:

Rural associativism is one of the ways to strengthen family agriculture and the autonomy of young people in the countryside. Therefore, we sought to identify and present the projects and actions developed by ACAJAMAN/PB that contribute to the permanence of young people in the countryside and the local development of the city of Alagoa Nova, State of Paraíba. The data were collected by means of field research with the application of two semi-structured questionnaires, one for the members and the other for the president of the association. ACAJAMAN was founded in 2009 by a group of 13 young people who were part of the Rural Family House project. The main strategies adopted by the association to attract the participation and permanence of young people are the projects, training through courses and workshops, technical assistance, apiary school, cultural and agro-ecological fair, and courses on rural development practices. The projects and actions developed by ACAJAMAN bring great contributions to the social development of the city and to the permanence of young people in the field.