Caracterização da produção do café Typica na região do Maciço de Baturité

Abstract

This study aimed to identify coffee producers in the Maciço de Baturité region – CE, carry out a detailed survey of shaded coffee producing properties and characterize the production of Coffea arabica typica. The research was conducted through interviews with 18 local producers and followed three methodological axes: Productive Characterization, Financial Characterization and Human Capital Characterization. In the productive characterization, the low average productivity stood out, less than one bag per hectare, compensated by the quality of the special coffee. Most producers face challenges, such as: inadequate management and lack of machinery. In the financial dimension, there was a lack of access to rural credit and supporting public policies, in addition to low adoption of management indicators. The workforce is predominantly male, with low technical training. As solutions, we suggest strengthening technical assistance, access to credit, public policies to encourage coffee growing and training of producers. The study highlights the economic potential of specialty coffee production, emphasizing the need to improve the production and financial structure to guarantee the sustainability of the activity.