Perfil da cadeia produtiva da ovinocaprinocultura no município de Matinha -MA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Sheep and goat farming is an activity present in Brazil since the colonial period. Currently the country has a contingent of more than 26 million heads, 16.0 million sheep and 10.4 million goats. The supply chain vision represents a systemic approach, focusing on the product considered. The main marketed products of this sector are: meat, skin, wool, milk and cheese production from milk. In Maranhão, goat farming can be considered as a source of income and food for small farmers in rural areas, sheep farming in constant growth, especially in the region of Baixada Maranhense. The objective of this study was to outline the profile of the production chain of sheep and goat farming in the municipality of Matinha - MA, highlighting the socioeconomic and management aspects in which the small producers of the municipality submit to the herds / herds. The study area is located in the micro-region of the lower Maranhão, which comprises an estimated area of 1,775,035.6 hectares, distributed among 21 municipalities and consists of several river basins, among them the main ones are the basins of the rivers Turiaçu, Pericumã, Pindaré and Mearim. Besides the city's headquarters, the villages of Belas águas, Chulanga, Santa Maria, Santa Tereza, Itans, Saquequara and Curva da melancia were visited. The research data were obtained through visits to the properties, observation of the management adopted in the livestock activity, photographic record and application of semistructured questionnaire. Consisting of open and closed questions in order to gather qualitative and quantitative information. Sheep and goat farming in the municipality of Matinha is still practiced semi-intensively, with a lack of technical assistance and poor quality management