Acessibilidade / Reportar erro
Economia e Extensão Rural • Rev. Ceres 63 (4) • Jul-Aug 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-737X201663040004   copy

Dairy production in a family farming colony in Palmeira, Paraná, Brazil

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT

The dairy sector is fundamental to the economic development of family-based farming in many regions of Brazil. This study aimed to analyze the typology of producers and quantify the cost of milk production in the small colony of farmers "Quero-Quero" in Palmeira - PR. Of the total, 90% of producers are characterized as family farmers and the social/land relationship is 6.33 ha per person employed. The gross value of milk production (GVPm) represents about 15% of all GVPm of the municipality, emphasizing the fundamental importance of the production of this community to the local economy and for the city.

Key words:
dairy cattle; rural development; smallholder farmers

Universidade Federal de Viçosa Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais Brasil, Tel./Fax: (55 31) 3612-2078 - Viçosa - MG - Brazil
E-mail: ceres@ufv.br
Acompanhe os números deste periódico no seu leitor de RSS