“…In addition to contributing to world development, cooperatives have repercussions for regional development (Embrapa / Cepa, 2018), especially for western Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina State Government, 2018). However, cooperatives and rural properties have challenges; among them is the concern with the sustainability of properties (Furlan, Angnes & Morozini, 2018), often caused by the evasion of young successors in this sector (Spanevello, Matte, Andreatta & Lago, 2017). The decision to stay on the rural property, or even in the agribusiness sector, permeates the associates' values profile, especially the younger ones (Teston, Andolfato, Schneider, Lucas & Zawadzki, 2016).…”