Produção, mercados e emprego no arranjo produtivo local de fruticultura irrigada no estado do Ceará

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze the productive place arrangement (APL) of horticulture irrigated located in the municipal of Limoeiro do Norte and Russas in the State of Ceará. Specifically, it aims to identify and to analyze productive aspects, markets and jobs in APL. It was verified that the existence of APL formed by micro, small, medium and big located producers in a same area, developing productive processes transmitted by tacit knowledge and cooperation experiences shared between producers and institutions. The paper concludes that the existence of APL generates positive returns for the producers and it constitutes important instrument of job generation and income and regional development.