Competitiveness of Two Macauba Productive Chains in Brazil
quinta-feira, novembro 07, 2019
Fonte: Google
Autores: Pâmela Pires; Aldara Cesar; Alexandre Cardoso; Simone Favaro; Marco
Antonio Conejero
ABSTRACT: Macaúba (Acrocomia Spp), an oil palm native to tropical America, has potential for
cultivation in large-scale crop-livestock-forest systems to provide environmental services,
products and coproducts such as food, biofuels, cosmetics and oleochemicals1.
Nowadays, its exploitation is mainly by extractivism, delivering interesting products only
in a small scale. In this study we used strategic analysis2 to evaluate the competitiveness
of two macauba productive chains located in different Brazilian biomes, Semi-arid and
Cerrado. It was based on face-to-face interview with key players in each area, i.e.
extractivists, associations, cooperatives, academy members and technicians. In the
Semi-arid, exploitation is more incipient and with a lower level of organization. It occurs
mainly in an individualized way for subsistence, in association with the exploitation of
babassu palm (Attalea speciosa). Fresh fruits are mainly delivered in bulk to
intermediaries. Processing is rudimentary. On the other hand, there is a better-structured
productive chain in the Cerrado biome, despite the extractivism as well. Here, collectors
organize themselves in association and cooperative, and manage higher incomes due to
the absence of intermediaries. Processing facilities are in place, using machinery
developed locally. Fruits are processed into oils, cakes, soaps and endocarp, adding value
to the productive chain. Government and non-government agencies are more active in
this region. In common, both regions share no standard practices for handling,
processing and product quality assurance. Although they are at different levels of
development, both regions need transference of novel knowledge on macauba production
and processing technologies, as well as establishment of public-private projects that may
consolidate the productive chain of this promising crop.
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