1. Cost analysis of corn cultivation in the setup of the crop-livestock-forest integration system to recover degraded pastures
- Author
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L. C. Muniz, Juan López de Herrera, Joaquim Bezerra Costa, Victor Roberto Ribeiro Reis, Carlos Augusto Rocha de Moraes Rego, Bruna Penha Costa, Ilka South de Lima Cantanhêde, Alcido Elenor Wander, CARLOS AUGUSTO ROCHA DE MORAES REGO, UEMA, VICTOR ROBERTO RIBEIRO REIS, UEMA, ALCIDO ELENOR WANDER, CNPAF, ILKA SOUTH DE LIMA CANTANHÊDE, IFMA, JOAQUIM BEZERRA COSTA, CPACP, LUCIANO CAVALCANTE MUNIZ, UEMA, BRUNA PENHA COSTA, UEMA, and JUAN LÓPEZ DE HERRERA, University of Madrid.
- Subjects
Economic efficiency ,Custo de produção ,Crop livestock ,Pasture ,Lucrativeness ,Profit (economics) ,Agricultural science ,Milho ,Análise econômica ,Economic analysis ,Integration of Crop-Livestock Forest ,Hectare ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Integração Lavoura-Pecuária-Floresta ,Corn ,business.industry ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Recuperação do solo ,Sistema de produção ,Agriculture ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,Cost analysis ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Environmental science ,Profitability index ,business ,Integrated production system - Abstract
The objective of this study is to estimate the production costs and profitability of corn cultivation in the setup phase of the crop-livestock-forest integration system for pasture recovery in the municipality of Pindaré-Mirim/MA, Brazil. The study was developed at the Technological Reference Unit (TRU) for the Integration of Crop-Livestock-Forest (ICLF) of Embrapa Cocais, located in the municipality of Pindaré-Mirim/MA, Brazil. Data collection occurred during the agricultural year 2015/2016. The management of the ICLF system was carried out following the molds of the “Santa Fé” technique. The cost of production was used to calculate the Total Operational Cost (TOC) and were extrapolated per hectare. For the economic analysis of corn production, three different prices were considered: (a) the price received by the producer; (b) the historical average of the last 30 months to the date of actual sale of the product; and (c) the minimum guarantee price of the federal government. The TOC was found to be US$ 1,672.72 per hectare. The economic efficiency indicators showed promising profit values, demonstrating that in this study with corn production in the 1st year, it would be possible to pay for the implementation of the ICLF system as an alternative for the recovery of degraded pasture.
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- 2017