THE CULTURE OF THE SUGAR CANE IN THE REGIÃO ARAÇATUBA OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO: an evaluation technical, socioeconomic and environmental.

• Grant number: 08/00219-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2008
• End date: December 31, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Rural Extension
• Principal Investigator: Maria Aparecida Anselmo Tarsitano
• Grantee: William Benez Fernandes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The main goal of the present work is to evaluate, technical, socioeconomic and environmental in production systems of the sugarcane in the region the Araçatuba. The study has EDRs (Rural Development Office) of Araçatuba as references. In order to choose suppliers (producers) that will be part of the research, technicians of the area´s technical support will be contacted to quention general and logistics subjects to accomplish the research. The data will collected in 2008 from recorded interviews, questionnaires elaboration and from the attendance in a production cycle to complete the spreadsheets. It has been calculated that about 10 suppliers of each area will be interviewed and 20% of the total will be accompanied during one production cycle.