SHEEP REARING PRODUCTIVE CHAIN: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE PRODUCERS´ POINT OF VIEW

  • Marco Antonio da Costa Malheiros Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha
  • Claudio Edilberto Höfler Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha
  • Jovani Patias Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha
Keywords: Productive chain, Strategy, Producer.

Abstract

The state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has the largest sheep population in Brazil. However, several crises have reduced drastically sheep rearing and de-structured the productive chain. By exploratory and qualitative analysis, current paper analyzes the sheep productive chain for a re-structuring program, from the point of view of the producer. Data were retrieved through questionnaires given ad hoc to one hundred sheep rearers in the region of Campanha, Rio Grande doSul, between February and March 2013. Interpretation of data revealed that the production chain is de-structured and a new structure should be established in sheep rearing since the farmer still has a short-sighted idea on how producers may aggregate value with a newly-structured production chain.

Author Biographies

Marco Antonio da Costa Malheiros, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha
Professor do Curso de Administração Coordenador do Eixo Tecnológico Gestão e Negócios Adm. CRA/RS nº 24.338
Claudio Edilberto Höfler, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha
Pesquisador, Professor e Coordenador do Curso de Administração
Jovani Patias, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha
Bolsista de Iniciação Tecnológica (Ensino Superior)
Published
2017-06-16
Section
Agrobusiness