Sustainability indicators of finishing swine

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2021.009.0031

Keywords:

Dimensions, Environmental, Family succession, Quality of life

Abstract

This work sought to characterize the profile of the finishing pig activity of a municipality through indicators, which allow a list of the environmental, socio-economic, and institutional dimensions. 41 pig producing units in the finishing phase (UPT) were evaluated. Through a questionnaire, information was collected about the profile of the finishing pigs in a municipality, proposing sustainability indicators, and establishing a balance between the socio-economic, environmental, and institutional dimensions. The three dimensions were divided into 15 indicators evaluated using 15 criteria. The indicators representing the three dimensions proposed were classified as low, medium, and high potential. In the general profile of the UPTs, pig farmers are, on average, 53 years old, 34% of whom have not completed elementary school. The family workforce characterizes 100% of the UPTs. The quality of life in rural areas was satisfactory. The present study allowed us to propose indicators to trace the profile of the finishing swine of cooperative producers to an agro-industry and, from these, it was possible to establish a balance between the environmental, socioeconomic and institutional dimensions. The family succession, as it is a dynamic and systemic process, is directly related to technological modernization in UPTs. It was noted that the interest in descendants to remain in the UPTs, is a process that intensifies proportionately, technological qualification in particular, related to basic tasks such as cost control, and technical knowledge aimed at improving pig productivity. The present study made it possible to propose indicators to trace the profile of pig farming from cooperative producers to an agro-industry and, from these, it was possible to establish a balance between the environmental, socioeconomic and institutional dimensions. Through the levels of framing of the indicators, it was possible to have a systemic view on the dynamics of pig farming in a municipality in which the pig activity is one of the most important economic bases.

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Author Biographies

Jaqueline Fernandes Tonetto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Bióloga pela Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB, com habilitação em Licenciatura e Bacharelado. Mestre em Ambiente e Desenvolvimento pelo PPGAD/UNIVATES. Doutora em Agronegócios pelo CEPAN/UFRGS.

Roger Alex Eggers, Universidade do Vale do Taquari

Possui graduação em Engenharia Ambiental pela Universidade do Vale do Taquari - UNIVATES(2020). Atualmente é Técnico em Agropecuária da Cooperativa Languiru. Tem experiência na área de Zootecnia, com ênfase em Produção Animal.

Bibiana Melo Ramborger, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutoranda e Mestre em Agronegócios pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) - Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronegócios/ Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Agronegócios (PPG Agronegócios/CEPAN). Assistente Social, graduada pela Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões URI- São Luiz Gonzaga, com experiência prática desenvolvida durante a mesma no Estágio Curricular Obrigatório na Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e Assistência Social de Rolador-RS. E por ter raízes no campo e pelo projeto realizado teve como TCC a pesquisa sobre As Atribuições dos Sindicatos dos Trabalhadores Rurais e do Sindicato Rural na Orientação e Construção do Desenvolvimento Rural nos Municípios de Roque Gonzales e São Luiz Gonzaga/RS. Com trabalhos e pesquisas publicados envolvendo as temáticas: Inclusão, Cooperativismo, Desenvolvimento Rural, Sindicalismo Rural, Movimentos Sociais, Serviço Social, Sistema Integrado de Produção, Sucessão Geracional, Tomada de Decisão, Boas Práticas para Agroindústrias Familiares e Teoria do Comportamento Planejado. 

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Published

2021-10-20

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 9 (2021): Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais - Set 2021

Section

Desenvolvimento, Sustentabilidade e Meio Ambiente

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