Análise da inserção dos produtores de mel no modo de produção orgânico na região do Vale do Jaguaribe

Abstract

Although production of organic honey is one of the main levers to boost the growth of Ceara beekeeping, beekeepers in the main producing region of the state still suffer from inadequate knowledge of the techniques required by the ministry of agriculture and livestock for organic activity and also with lack of indicators to measure the degree of preparedness and fitness of beekeeping in relation to organic activity. The main objective of this study was the inclusion of factors of production so beekeepers in organic honey producers in the counties in the Lower Jaguaribe. To verify the adequacy of producers to organic farming legislation was used organic products created by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA). The relationship between socioeconomic variables and indices of organic beekeeping were made through a factor analysis and to identify which variables contribute to the beekeepers are inserted in the group of organic farmers was made a discriminant analysis. The results showed that on average beekeepers employ 56% of recommendations for a way to organic production, the index was the siting of the apiaries that contributed the most and least contributed to the formation of the overall suitability index (IGA) was the origin of bees and certification processes. In the factor analysis extracted four factors called capitalization, adequacy of property, size of property and human capital. The results of discriminant analysis indicated that the fact of "Beekeeping is the main activity of the farmer" and "years of study" are the main discriminating variables between the groups of organic and non organic producers. Thus, it is concluded that although there natural factors favorable to organic beekeeping in the state of Ceará most beekeepers is not yet prepared for the cultivation of organic honey.