Impacto do projeto São José na sustentabilidade da apicultura cearense

Abstract

In Ceará, the government through the Apiculture Subproject of the São José Project is working on the implementation of actions aimed at the sustainable rural development of small beekeepers. In this context, the aim of the study is to compare the technological level of honey production of 125 beekeepers (beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries) and to verify the impact of the Apiculture Sub-project on the beneficiaries’ bee revenue, technological level and honey production in the State of Ceará by applying the propensity score matching. The results indicate that most producers have intermediate value for the Technology Level Index (INT), although the average INT value of beneficiaries is higher than that of non-beneficiaries. On the assessment of the sub-project, it was found that it has positive impacts on the sustainable rural development of beekeepers, through the improvement of the technological level, the increase of beekeeping revenue and the production of honey.