Identification of grain areas replaced by sugarcane and analysis of the relationship with family farming production in the state of Goiás

Engenharia Agrícola

Maria A. Petrini²  Jansle V. Rocha¹ 

[1] ,UNICAMP Faculdade de Eng. Agrícola Campinas SP

关键词: geoprocessing;    ethanol;    National Food Acquisition Program (PAA);    geoprocessamento;    etanol;    Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA);   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69162014000600023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In Brazil, the State of Goiás is one of sugarcane expansion's frontiers to meet the growing demand for biofuels. The objective of this study was to identify the municipalities where there were replacement of annual crops (mainly grains) by sugarcane in the state of Goiás, as well as indicate correlations between the sugarcane expansion and the family farming production, in the period between 2005 and 2010. For this purpose, grains crop mask and sugarcane crop mask, obtained from satellite images, were intersected using geoprocessing techniques. It was also used IBGE data of sugarcane production and planted area, and data of family farming production linked with the National Food Acquisition Program (PAA), in relation to the number of cooperatives and family farmers. The crops masks and data tables of the National Food Acquisition Program were provided by National Food Supply Agency. There were 95 municipalities that had crops replacement, totaling 281,554 hectares of grains converted to sugarcane. We highlight the municipalities of Santa Isabel, Iaciara, Maurilândia, and Itapaci, where this change represented more than half of their agricultural areas. In relation to family farming, the sugarcane expansion in the state of Goiás has not affected their activities during the period studied.

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