PRODUCTION ASPECTS OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN THE TOWN OF SÃO GABRIEL, BRAZIL

  • Caroline Soares Silveira Universidade Federal do Pampa
  • Ana Julia Teixeira Senna Sarmento Barata UNIPAMPA
  • Ricardo Ribeiro Alves Universidade Federal do Pampa
Keywords: Production chain, Timber, Forest sector

Abstract

The forest production chain comprises a set of activities which range from the production of inputs till commercialization. The production sector in the town of São Gabriel RS Brazil includes firms that mainly attend the civil construction sector. Current research analyzed the timber production chain. Data were retrieved from eleven semi-structured interviews with timber firms, which were later transcribed and analyzed. Results show that there is actually no structured timber production chain and the links in the process exist separately and without any integration. This fact is due to the lack of inputs and the recent emergence of the municipality´s forest sector.

Author Biographies

Caroline Soares Silveira, Universidade Federal do Pampa
Mestranda em Agronegócios pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil
Ana Julia Teixeira Senna Sarmento Barata, UNIPAMPA
Engenheira Agrícola; Doutora em Agronegócios; Docente Associada da Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA) Campus São Gabriel (RS), Brasil
Ricardo Ribeiro Alves, Universidade Federal do Pampa
Administrador; Doutor em Ciência Florestal; Docente Adjunto da Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), campus São Gabriel (RS), Brasil
Published
2016-09-20
Section
Agrobusiness