Uma análise multicritério na produção rural: o caso do Vale Trussu em Iguatú-CE

Abstract

This work was developed using the multiple- objective-centered Linear Programming methodology, which optimizes, simultaneously, several different objectives that are subject to a set of restrictions. This methodology was applied in the Trussu River Valley, located in the County of Iguatu-CE. Such location was chosen due to its bearing the necessary conditions to be turned into an agriculture development area, through a crop plan that can meet multiple objectives. Aiming at combining the crops currently grown in the Valley with the objectives of promoting an increase in the gross margin and on the employment rate, with a minimum of seasonal variation, the NISE method was used as it is capable of dealing both with decisions involving different actors and with important objectives for the region. The findings demonstrated that the NISE method allowed a crop plan that optimized the multiple objectives.