Análise da floricultura e da produção de substratos em municípios da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

In the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul state the Floriculture is having increased economic and social expression. The update of information about the activity is essential to subsidize supports that fortify the local production. The present work was developed with the objective to accompany the performance of Floriculture in the counties of Pelotas, Capão do Leão and Morro Redondo, in the southern Rio Grande do Sul state, verifying the occurred changes in the period between 2002 and 2008. The work was made with interviews based on the one that was applied in 2002. The results shown that the Floriculture is an activity that has attracted new investors since 2002, with increasing level of professionals, especially related to the use of technology and type of labor used. The family is still important labor in the production areas. Due the number of jobs that generates, the local Floriculture can collaborate for the regional development. On the other hand, diversification of production is an alternative that some producers search to increase the income from the activity. The research still evidences a disorganized distribution system, at the same time where the markets open for the producers of cut flowers and foliages that commercialize directly for the decorators. Due the frequent use of substrates in nurseries of ornamental plants, their production and use was also characterized, with interviews applied to substrates producers from Pelotas and to producers of ornamental plants in containers from Pelotas, Capão do Leão and Morro Redondo. The sector of substrates production presents low level of professional development. Equal situation could be perceived regarding to the producers of ornamental plants, who show low qualification related to the quality and use of substrates. Efficient technique assistance can collaborate for the qualification of both sectors. The two activities collaborate effectively for the generation of jobs in the region, due the man power number that demand. The interviewed ones make good exploitation about residues in the local agroindustry for the composition of their substrate. It was evidenced that a more efficient communication between both sectors can collaborate for magnifying the market for the substratum income from the activity. The research still evidenced a disorganized system of distribution, at the same time when the markets open for the producers of flowers and cut foliages that commercialize directly for the decorators. It was also evidenced that a more efficient communication between both sectors can collaborate for magnifying the market for the substrate producers and for valorization of labor in the production areas of pot plants.