Gestión colectiva de tierras del Instituto Nacional de Colonización: el caso de los grupos de ganaderos familiares “Colonia Arerunguá” y “Paso de los Carros”

This thesis is focused on the study of two settler groups, belonging to the INC, whose main activity is family farming. The Arerunguá group is located in the department of Salto, while Paso de los Carros is in Paysandú. By surveying the trajectory of the groups and their members, we sought to understand the internal processes of the INC's collective self-management of lands; particularly, in aspects related to the management of the natural field as a resource of common use. The work methodology was based on conducting semi-structured interviews with qualified informants and the producers who are members of the groups analyzed, trying to cover differentiated profiles in the latter. After processing the information, the analysis shows that, in this type of enterprise, trust among the members is a fundamental factor to achieve the objectives set by the group. In the delegation of roles, the most prominent in relation to the management of the common use asset is the field manager or foreman, who has the daily responsibility of managing the resource and informing his peers about what has happened, trying to achieve proper management sustainable of it. In learning, the incorporation of knowledge through interaction with technicians and training activities, linked to productive and social aspects, which over time are capitalized in the internal organization of the group, stands out. In operation, the operative and collective rules are the ones with the greatest incidence, those that have evolved over the years based on learning and the opportunities to incorporate technologies that benefit the management of the common benefits. The social interaction and the involvement of the members in the actions of the collective is what sustains the continuity of the joint venture.