The rural familiar agroindustry is an alternative in the search for new niche markets, using the greater diversity of existing products and product differentiation by transforming them inside the property. Its implementation is considered an effective alternative as policy of Rural Development, but despite all efforts there are many limitations in this sector especially in sanitary legislation. Quality is built on the agroindustries by looking not only at a physical process, but also relying on social and cultural aspects, considering personal efforts in making the products, dedication, tradition and artisanal "ways to make", which bring the colonial touch. The Theory of the Convention is based on mutual recognition and collective of wide quality of the product, and was used to explain how interactions are worked among producers at Metropolitan Porto Alegre Area regarding production rules or "ways to make" the production process.
rural familiar agroindustry; theory of the convention; collective action; wide quality; mutual recognition; trust