Um estudo de caso sobre a implantação do sistema de reuso pelo Projeto São José na comunidade de Cristais

Abstract

Water is a scarce resource with low availability, especially, in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil. Therefore, it is extremely important that there are public policies that make it possible to live with these conditions, and that benefit, specifically, the family farmer. In this sense, the water reuse tool is gaining more and more space in rural areas, as it provides better use of the available water resource and favors small crops, improving productivity and increasing farmers' income. Given this scenario, the objective of this work is to analyze, through a case study, the technical, economic and social aspects involved in the reuse system implemented by the São José III Project on the property of a farmer located in the community of Cristais, municipality of Cascavel, state of Ceará. To collect information, a questionnaire was administeredto the farmer, asking questions about the reuse tool in operation in her production unit. In the results, when analyzing the interviewee's answers, it was found that the reuse system provides some benefits to the property, including: increased production, crop diversification, independence from fertilizers and other inputs, savings in relation to supplementing the farm's food family and increased income from the sale of the surplus produced. It is also important to highlight the importance of quality technical assistance involving the reuse system, which provides a longer useful life for the equipment and security for the producer in using it.