Socioeconomic Profile of Milk Producers in the Municipality of Olho D’agua das Flores, Alagoas, Brazil

José Crisólogo De Sales Silva, Ademilson Neris Dos Santos, Pedro Alexandre Barbosa Pereira Miranda and Andrei Atroshenko
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José Crisólogo De Sales Silva: Professor, Animal Science Department, Campus II, State University of Alagoas, Uneal, BRAZIL
Ademilson Neris Dos Santos: Bovine Milk Production, Balde Cheio Division, State University of Alagoas, Uneal, BRAZIL
Pedro Alexandre Barbosa Pereira Miranda: Zootechnist, Animal Science Department, Federal University of Alagoas, Ufal, BRAZIL
Andrei Atroshenko: Economist, Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

American Journal of Trade and Policy, 2015, vol. 2, issue 3, 89-92

Abstract: Bovine milk is widely considered to be one of the most nutritious foods. It is rich in calcium and other ingredients, such as vitamins, protein, and phosphorus. The municipality of Olho d´Água das Flores in the state of Alagoas, north-eastern Brazil, is located in the microregion of Batalha of the mesoregion of Sertão Alagoano. The interviews for this study were conducted over 150 days between October 2011 and February 2012, whereby a questionnaire was used to collect the required information. Of the 41 producers interviewed, 37 were family farmers, as defined by the law nº 11.326/2006 of Brazil, relevant legislation currently regulating the classification of producers as “family farmers,” corresponding to 90% of the sample. Despite the properties of those interviewed exhibiting characteristics of differentiated production, continued high-quality technical assistance is the primary necessity of the producers, hence the importance of understanding their socioeconomic profile and that of their properties.

Keywords: Family farms; Associations; Dairy farming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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