O programa cacau mais no Município de Igrapiúna - Ba: uma análise de resultados da etapa piloto

Abstract

The present work seeks to analyze the results of the pilot stage of the Cacau Mais Program promoted by the municipality of Igrapiúna-BA, from 2019 to 2021. This Program had the main objective of making possible the increase of cocoa farming together with family farming. The objective of this TCC was to analyze the profile of a sample of 50% of the first one hundred family farmers benefited by the Cacau Mais Program, as well as the productive yield of cocoa farming and the effects of ATER actions. To achieve the proposed objective, data from half-yearly technical reports related to the Cacau Mais Program from 2019 to 2022 were explored and analyzed. The evaluation instruments applied to a random sample of 50% of the first one hundred beneficiaries registered in the Program and residents were also analyzed in the municipality of Igrapiúna. In terms of productivity, it is important to note that during the pilot phase of the Cacau Mais Program (2019-2021) there was an increase in production and productivity in cocoa plantations in all communities in the sample. Considering the average of the ten analyzed communities, the increment in terms of production was 52.10%, being above 50% in half of the analyzed communities. Considering that in the period from 2019 to 2021 there was no increase in the area destined for cocoa farming in these communities, it is possible to see that productivity also presented favorable results after the implementation of the Cacau Mais Program, which means that there was an increase in the exploitation of cultivated areas. This enhancement was the result of the management recommended through the ATER actions promoted by the Cacau Mais Program, which were characterized not only by the productive follow-up through technical visits, but also by the training and improvement actions that were offered to the Program's beneficiaries.