Abstract
This study aimed to identify and analyze the droughts and its impacts on agriculture in the municipality of Campina Grande - PB. Were used of monthly total data precipitates for the period 1994-2015 of Campina Grande municipality to analyze duration, water deficit and intensity of droughts in this period. To analyze the impacts were used data of agriculture, livestock and agricultural products obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The most severe droughts in the municipality, those with longer durations, water deficits and intensities occurred in the periods of 1997-1999, 2012-2015 and 2001-2003. The permanent crops had greater impact on the quantity produced and average income. Already had temporary acreage reduction, harvested area, amount produced, average yield and production value. The greatest impacts occurred banana, coconut, papaya, bean and corn during 2012 and 2013. There was a reduction of the effective animals during drought, especially in 2012 and 2013. The largest reduction was presented by bovine cattle, goats and sheep. With regard to agricultural products, only decreased the quantity and value of milk production during 2012 and 2014.
Keywords:
natural phenomenon; severity of droughts; agricultural production
