Social networking among farmers in a city in the state of Ceará

Abstract: This article aims to describe and analyze social networking among farmers in a municipality in the state of Ceará. For this, the social networking of two farmers and their contacts were mapped, totaling eight participants. For data collection, interviews, observation and the name generator technique for mapping social networking were used. For data analysis, network indicators were used with the help of Ucinet and NetDraw softwares and Content Analysis. The results showed that the two work networks make use of friendship and kinship ties for their functioning, mobilizing social capital to make rural production viable in a configuration similar to socio-productive networks. However, they present differences, since one of the networks is more developed, with more diversified ties and a greater number of paid work relationships and hierarchy. The conclusion is that the networks are part of the organization of the work of farmers and make the production of agricultural goods viable, either through help to carry out activities, or through access to more varied information and resources.