Cadeia produtiva da mandiocultura e seus desafios no Piauí

Abstract

Mandioculture has great socioeconomic relevance worldwide, notably through income generation, in addition to being the food base for a considerable portion of the world population. The objective of the work was to investigate the challenges of the production of cassava culture in Piauí, specifically, the following were sought: to investigate the credit policies for the planting of cassava in Piauí; to analyze the informality of the relations between agro-industries and producers to verify the commercialization process of cassava in the state of Piauí. This research is characterized as descriptive, exploratory with bibliographic and documentary survey, being classified as quali-quantitative. The research showed that the main obstacles to the production of cassava in Piauí are: the degree of informality and the low technological level used in agro-industries. It is concluded that mandioculture in Piauí needs strategic planning by the State and agencies linked to agro-industry and agriculture, in order to organize and strengthen this chain, as there is a potential for commercialization and increased productivity.