Challenges of dairy production in agricultural reform settlements

• Autor(a) principal: Biscaglia Miranda, Lucas
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Silva Dunker, Laura, Garcia Marques, Laila, Piccin Dalbianco, Vinicius, Selvino Neumann, Pedro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica Competências Digitais para Agricultura Familiar
• Texto Completo: https://owl.tupa.unesp.br/recodaf/index.php/recodaf/article/view/164
• topic: Bovinocultura de leite; Reforma agrária; Desenvolvimento rural; Dairy cattle; Land reform; Rural development; Vacas lecheras; Reforma agraria; Desarrollo Rural

Abstract: Brazil ranks as the third largest milk producer in the world and most of its production comes from family farming. However, studies show that there was a reduction in establishments from the year 2014 onwards, with approximately 46,000 producers ceasing to carry out the activity. In this way, the work aims to evaluate the challenges of milk production in three agrarian reform settlements in the city of Sant'Ana do Livramento - RS, in order to problematize what are the main factors that hinder milk production. The use of low-cost roughage feeds are the main ways that producers have to maintain the low prices received per liter of milk, thus, the analysis shows us that the areas destined to native fields and pasture crops are in constant reduction in the last seven years, a fact associated with the growing expansion of soy cultivation areas, low price per liter of milk and convenience under the amount received for leasing the lots. As a result, milk production in the settlements of Santana do Livramento is undergoing a restructuring process, challenging rural extension actions and productive structuring.