Cadeia produtiva da bubalinocultura no município de Viana-MA

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to analyze the bubalinoculture production chain in the city of Viana - MA. Primary and secondary data were used to perform this work. To obtain the primary data, questionnaires were applied to producers, retailers and consumers. Secondary data were obtained through a bibliographical review of scientific papers and books, as well as documents provided by the Municipal Department of Agriculture of Viana, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the State Agency of Agricultural and Livestock Defense of Maranhão ( AGED). The results showed that the productive sector of buffaloes is composed of bubalinocultores operating predominantly in family regime and of extensive form and with low level of technological. As a result of retailing, it was observed the difficulty in acquiring products derived from bubalinoculture in the municipality, mainly dairy products to be marketed in their establishments, since they lack qualification and incentive for the producer or other agents of the chain, to work in the milk processing or Among the consumers it can be noticed that although the population of the municipality consumes the meat and the milk of buffalo, they still prefer the bovine products.