CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE PRODUTORES E PROPRIEDADES RURAIS EM TRÊS MUNICÍPIOS DO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO

Abstract

It was characterized the rural producers and their lands of the Municipal districts of Itambé, Caruaru and Serra Talhada, Pernambuco. The producers were interviewed in Organizations and/or Rural Producers Associations and in free markets of Itambé, Caruaru and Serra Talhada. Informations about the rural producers and lands, the cattle activity and the forest management were collected. The population mean age is above 50 years old with low scholar education, except to Itambé. Small pasture lands prevailed and the cattle activity was the more practiced by the rural producers, with animals grazing during all the year. The proprietors, in majority, don't accomplish forage conservation and they don't have information about agroforest systems and plan of forest management . The largest use of species was for firewood, coal and stake in Serra Talhada, Caruaru and Itambé, respectively, and the producers of Itambé and Caruaru are the largest importers of forest products. The three township present potentialities for silvipastoril system aplication, which besides supplying fodder plant the animals can also offer lumber and energy products for the agricultural prorietors.