Contribuição da ostreicultura para formação da renda familiar: Estudo de caso do Projeto de Ostreicultura Comunitário da Fundação Alphaville, Eusébio - Ceará

Abstract

Traditional communities of Ceará Coastal Zone are suffering with the declining of fisheries and extractive production as well as lack of employment opportunities. The communitarian oyster farming is being considered as a sustainable activity and adapted to local environmental conditions which can be economically exploited through out common pool resource use. Given that, this study aims to assess the economic return of the communitarian oyster farming and verify in which proportion this activity contributes to the family income. This study was carried out in the Mangabeira community located in Eusébio, Ceará, where a productive association dedicated to mangrove oyster cultivation in the Pacoti River has been established. The methodology consisted first of carrying out a socio-economic assessment of the communitarian association and, after that, of analyzing the oyster farming costs, returns and sensitivity. The results showed that the communitarian oyster farming requires low investment costs, allows high and robust returns and contributes significantly to the familiar income formation.