Dinâmica territorial rural no estado do Ceará entre os anos de 1996 e 2006

Abstract

The study aims to characterize the rural territorial dynamics among planning regions of the state of Ceara. Secondary data are used collected by the IBGE, through the Agricultural Census of 1995/1996 and 2006 for the entire state of Ceará. The research analyzes the agrarian structure of the state according to three area strata; ways to obtain the owner of the producer counties; and forms of land use from agricultural establishments. It characterizes the legal status of the land and the producer's condition in relation to land second groups of economic activities. The results showed that the agrarian structure of the state is presented in concentrated form. The state's rural areas has presented a significant reduction, with emphasis on properties with an area less than ten (10) hectares. Most farms are owned by producers with a very small percentage of areas and farms distributed to other categories related to the legal status of the land. Most farms were obtained by hereditary succession and the particular purchase, other forms of access to land did not have great representation. The farming areas have declined considerably, while the grazing areas had a sizable increase while the areas of woods and forests outweigh the area occupied by crops. The production of temporary crops prevails in most farms. With regard to rural areas dominates the production of temporary crops and livestock. The production areas showed a significant decrease during the period.