Viabilidade da produção de gado de corte no Amazonas: um estudo de caso no município de Parintins.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is based on a critical study of the agricultural sector recital - as an alternative and effective development possible for the state of Amazonas, with the case study of the city of Parintins. This sector focused on development of beef cattle has become quite important as an alternative and highly feasible in this context. Until the mid-sixties the development of the state of Amazonas was directed mainly to the primary sector, with the emergence of a free zone in Manaus, and the industrial park, the economy of the Amazon is no longer primarily agricultural and extractive to concentrate mainly in industry and services, to the point of agriculture and extraction plant, animal and mineral, represent less than 5% of GDP. The state has a deficit of animal units to the population of more than 4 million head of cattle in spite of having about 5.3 million ha suitable for cattle pasture. Between January 1996 and January 1997, the evasion of income with the purchase of red meat and white was R$ 112,527,318.40. This failure to state causes a social deficit even higher, because the production of cattle and the livestock-related industries could generate thousands of new jobs, presumably in equal or greater than the industrial district. It was observed that the lack of tradition in the farming activity in the population, especially the interior is one of the factors that delay the assertion of this activity. The use of outdated technology, and the reluctance to absorb new technologies and little benefit to livestock are other factors that contribute to this activity did not develop and successfully operated in the Amazon.