Technological analysis in the use of Cariús river water for irrigated agriculture of Cariús-CE municipality

Abstract

This work focuses on identifying the degree of technological modernization of irrigants in the municipality of Cariús - Ceará, by a technological factor index. The method of analysis consisted of the factorial analysis process (PCA) and the analysis of the costs (fixed and variable) of the activity. For the operation of the data the RStudio software was used. The results indicate that these irrigators in their majority have technological levels considered low and medium, not counting that there is still the lack of support on the part of the organs that administer the municipality. Regarding the analysis of variable costs, it was observed that fertilizer expenditure was the component with the greatest impact in its composition, already in relation to fixed costs, the entrepreneur's remuneration stands out as the most representative factor.

Keywords

• água
• irrigantes
• tecnologia