IMPORTÂNCIA DA CONTABILIDADE NA PERCEPÇÃO DOS PRODUTORES RURAIS DO ASSENTAMENTO PADRE GALILEU LOCALIZADO NO MUNICÍPIO DE JAUPACI-GO

Abstract

Rural accounting plays a role of extreme importance in rural properties, through which the manager glimpses his entire estate situation and has the necessary basis for making financial decisions in his business. Already family farming and extremely important in the agricultural, social and economic sector of the country. However, most farmers are not aware of their rural property, making it difficult to plan and, consequently, information for control and decision making, a fact directly linked to the profitability of the business. The present work aimed to verify the importance of accounting in the perception of rural producers of the Padre Galileu settlement located in the municipality of Jaupaci-Go. The field research consisted of a diagnosis with a quantitative and exploratory approach, a descriptive study and a case study with interview through the application of a questionnaire. It was verified that in the interviewees' perception, the lack of knowledge about rural accounting was confirmed. It is concluded that it is necessary to intensify the inclusion of accounting knowledge in family agriculture, especially in the area of accounting, offering accounting tools, and to promote a link between accountants and producers