Estimativas de custos da implantação de sistemas protegidos alternativos na região de Caicó-RN para a agricultura familiar

Abstract

Family farming is one of the increasingly popular and important phenomena in Brazil. The form of work production present in the Brazilian countryside assumes multiple responsibilities throughout the history of agricultural development in the country, taking into account the social and economic phenomenon in Brazil. This occurs due to the responsibility of producing substantial food, that is, agricultural crops responsible for food, such as beans, rice, vegetables. In this context, the need for healthy food and health are terms that are correlated, which proves an increase in the production of organic food, however, on the other hand, organic production is not an easy process, due to the need for high production and agronomic care to meet the demands of the population. Following these points, the search for technologies aimed at food quality is a very important point, especially in regions where the edaphoclimatic conditions are more severe, as is the case of the city of Caicó - RN. In this perspective, the present work aims to analyze the cost of implementing protected systems based on the use of alternative materials or low cost as a collaborative measure for family farming. Therefore, an exploratory study based on bibliographical and documental research on investments and operational costs of alternative constructions of agricultural greenhouses was proposed. It is understood that the adoption of a protected system will contribute to the development of agriculture in the region, however, the acquisition of a greenhouse has high costs. Given this, the present work focuses on the use of alternative materials, as presented in the methodology, lowering the cost and meeting expectations, which presents a viable project. Based on data on the costs of building an alternative greenhouse, it was found that the system has viable costs, in addition to the fact that these materials are found in the city, which facilitates transportation to the location, where in most locations researched, the companies provide the transport service without charging transport fees, making it more viable and the costs adequate to the producer.