Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: CHARLE COSTA DOS SANTOS

Diagnosis and Characterization of the Organic Family Citrus Production Chain in the city of Rio Real - BA: 

Challenges, Obstacles and Possibilities

citrus; Organic citrus; family farming

The orange “Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck” is one of the most consumed fruits in the world, and plays a prominent role in the Brazilian fruit production chain, contributing to the generation of income and direct and indirect jobs, considered one of the activities that generates the most foreign exchange for agriculture and that drives the Brazilian economy. The orange culture is considered one of the main bases of the economic and social development of the region of the north coast and the Bahian countryside. The research will be directed to the state of Bahia, the fourth largest national producer, focusing on the municipality of Rio Real. Where the agents involved in the organic citrus production chain face bottlenecks that are related to the production of certified seedlings, crop health and the occurrence of quarantine pests that have been a challenge for producers. Most of the time, these farmers are marginalized in terms of access to public policies and credit financing, resulting in the stagnation of citrus activities and rural development that do not always benefit these farmers. This work aims to evaluate the production chain of organic family citrus in the municipality of Rio Real in the state of Bahia from the phytosanitary issues, certification and its relationship with marketing. The relevance of this research is driven by the agricultural tradition and the socioeconomic role of the local citrus industry, which occupies a prominent position in the state. And for about 25 years, family-based organic citrus farming has been structuring and developing in the municipality. Thus, studies aimed at identifying the profile of organic orange production are essential for the agricultural development of these regions, especially those that have productive potential and are needed or neglected in terms of information, making it interesting to identify the reasons, their limitations and potential. . Thus, its adoption is expected to contribute to improvements in the organic production management plan in the municipality, in planning, access to public policies and other government programs, reformulations, improvements in the organization of these farmers and production flow service.