Tecnologias de reaproveitamento de água: impactos na renda e na sustentabilidade agrícolas de agricultores familiares no município de Iguatu – Ceará, Brasil

Abstract

Social technologies for reusing rainwater and domestic effluents for irrigation appear as an alternative to make family farmers in the semiarid region less vulnerable to drought. These technologies aim to improve income and disseminate sustainability in agriculture. Thus, this work analyzes the effects of these water reuse technologies on the income and agricultural sustainability of the family farmer’s production in the semiarid region of Ceará. To meet this objective, the Propensity Score Matching method was used. The results found were positive, showing the potential of these social technologies to improve the living conditions of population Semi-Arid.