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ABSTRACT: Even in areas of predominance of Caiuá sandstone, with soils of low natural fertility that are highly susceptible to erosion and degradation processes, farmers have adopted systems with little diversification, because they believe that they provide a greater economic return. However, agricultural practices such as crop rotation can bring agronomic benefits in terms of conservation agriculture, in addition to economic gains, circumventing edaphoclimatic difficulties in the region. In this context, the objective of this study is to verify whether no-till crop rotation systems are economically profitable, in a Caiuá sandstone area in the northwest region of the Brazilian state of Paraná. To this end, an experiment was conducted in the municipality of Umuarama, state of Paraná, in the crop year 2014/15 to 2016/17. The experimental design used random blocks, with four treatments and four repetitions. The treatments consisted of four crop rotation systems, involving wheat, black oats, canola, safflower, rye, crambe, beans, maize, fodder radish, soybean, sorghum, lupin beans, buckwheat, and triticale cultivars. Crop yields, operating costs, income, and net farm income were assessed. From the results, it was reported that the highest income was obtained in the systems that adopted the largest number of winter and summer commercial crops. Only one treatment was profitable, that is, it had a positive net farm income. This scenario may be associated with the fragility of the region's soil, which having low fertility, requires a high investment in fertilization and liming to ensure adequate production.
RESUMO: Mesmo em áreas de predomínio do arenito Caiuá, com solos de baixa fertilidade natural e altamente susceptíveis a processos de erosão e degradação, agricultores têm adotado sistemas com baixa diversificação, por acreditarem que estes apresentam maior retorno econômico. No entanto, práticas agrícolas como a rotação de culturas podem trazer benefícios agronômicos, relativos à agricultura conservacionista, além de ganhos econômicos, contornando dificuldades edafoclimáticas da região. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se na região Noroeste do Paraná, em área de arenito Caiuá, sistemas de rotação de culturas sob plantio direto apresentam rentabilidade econômica. Para tanto, foi conduzido um experimento no município de Umuarama, estado do Paraná, entre anos agrícolas de 2014/15 a 2016/17. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso, com quatro tratamentos e quatro repetições. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de quatro sistemas de rotações de culturas, que envolveram cultivares de trigo, aveia preta, canola, cártamo, centeio, crambe, feijão, milho, nabo forrageiro, soja, sorgo, tremoço, trigo mourisco e triticale. Foram avaliadas as produtividades das culturas, os custos variáveis, as receitas e as margens brutas. A partir dos resultados, verificou-se que as melhores receitas foram obtidas nos sistemas que adotaram o maior número de culturas comerciais de inverno e verão. Somente um tratamento apresentou rentabilidade, ou seja, margem bruta positiva. Este cenário pode estar associado à fragilidade do solo da região, que por serem de baixa fertilidade, demandam alto investimento com adubação e calagem, para garantir uma produção adequada.
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ABSTRACT The aim of the present study is to evaluate the economic viability of tomato cultivation in a system of organic farming, and to compare it with the conventional farming system. The fixed and variable costs of both cultivation systems were calculated, as well as the costs of disease control with the application of alternative products and pesticides. The revenues were computed using commercial production and the direct sales price. The total cost per area was higher in the conventional system, while the cost per plant was greater in the organic system, since it used a lower plant population density. In the conventional system, 2.33 times more was spent on plant management, due to the fact that the number of sprayings was greater than that carried out in organic farming. We further find that companion planting with other species such as coriander, in addition to helping with the management of the main crop, is important for economic sustainability as it is an extra source of income. Considering the specificities of the two systems, the profitability of organic cultivation, even accounting for its lower productivity , could exceed that of conventional cultivation.
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As decisões governamentais devem ter como pressuposto básico o atendimento integral à infância e à juventude, em consonância com os princípios da universalização e responsabilidade pública, desenhadas na Constituição Federal de 1988. O orçamento público permite avaliar se de fato esse segmento está sendo priorizado nas políticas públicas do país. Desta forma, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar a aplicação dos recursos, realizada pelo governo federal, em programas sociais direcionados à população infantojuvenil em situação de vulnerabilidade social no Brasil.
Governmental decisions should be based on integral care of children and youth in line with the universality and responsibility principles, foreseen in the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1998. The public budget is a means to asses whether in fact this segment of the population is being given priority in Brazilian public polices. The objective of this article is to analyze the application of financial resources carried out by the federal government in social programs serving children and adolescents in situations of social vulnerability in Brazil.