Fatores de risco na sojicultura: uma análise a partir da percepção de agricultores do município de Palmeira das Missões – RS

Abstract

Agricultural production shows particular characteristics, in which grain production, more specifically, is exposed to a number of risks, from the decision to plant, until the commercialization of the product. Over the years soybean cultivation has increased in Brazil, and, the Rio Grande do Sul stands out as a State that contributes significantly to the production of this commodity. The objective of this labor was to analyze the risk factors in soybean cultivation and its possible mitigation forms; more specifically analyzes the perception of soybean farmers in the city of Palmeira das Missões/RS, about the risk. The sample is non-probalistic and defined by convenience. There were applied 61 questionnaries together with the soybean farmers, between July and October 2019 in Palmeira das Missões/RS. The results indicated that soybean farmers attribute greater relevance to production-related risk factors, particulary, regarding the sources of climate-related risks. As for socioeconomic factors, the source of risk of bigger concern is the market risk. In the same way, it happens their attributions to mitigations forms, also taking into account the biological risks mainly responsible for product quality. Evidencing the importance of business management by palmeirenses soybean farmers to organization and success of their productive activity. Regarding the search for information, the great majority of farmers tend to be independent, and this search for autonomy is something important. The soybean farmer’s perception of risk factors inherent in their activity on mitigation can symbolize the bases for creating risk management strategies.