The furniture industry of the Metropolitan Region of Belém provides many jobs opportunities and help to reduce the environmental impacts of sawmill, given that the shavings and wood residues of these firms are used as raw material. Factorial analysis was used to estimate the index of...

O presente trabalho busca relacionar a presença ou ausência de capital social como recurso para a sustentabilidade de cooperativas agroindustriais. Supõe-se que as cooperativas dotadas de elevado nível de estoque de capital social têm maior sustentabilidade que as que possuem um menor...

The furniture industry of the Metropolitan Region of Belém provides many jobs opportunities and help to reduce the environmental impacts of sawmill, given that the shavings and wood residues of these firms are used as raw material. Factorial analysis was used to estimate the index of...

The objective of this study was to verify the evolution of economic indicators of the families, living in 27 communities, benefited by Rural Poverty Reduction Program in the state of Ceará. For this purpose, the years of 1998 (base year) and 2001 were selected. The information was obtained from...

Este estudo procurou analisar a floricultura no Estado do Ceará, enfocando a produção de helicônias nos principais municípios produtores do Estado, mais precisamente avaliando o nível tecnológico empregado na produção e a rentabilidade da atividade e competitividade, em termos de...

The objective of this study was to identify and analyze tangible and intangible social capital of benefited communities by the resources of rural Poverty Reduction Program in the state of Ceará. The data were obtained by interviewing individuals and leaders of communities benefited by projects...

This study analyzed and verified the importance of sustainability in three land settlements benefited by land reform program of the Federal and State Government in Caucaia county, State of Ceará. It is important to know that the funds allocated to the program did improve the well-being of the...

This study analyzes the contribution of Pronaf (National Program for Strengthening of Family Farming) for the sustainable development of family farming in the Ceará state. For this purpose, primary data was obtained through the application of 15 questionnaires to beneficiaries and the equal...

This study analyzes social benefits created by Ceará government incentives to papaya producers from 2001 to 2006. As theoretical basis, it was considered an approach of the economic surplus of Marshall and simultaneous equations model. Results indicate that the supply price-elasticity of papaya...

O presente estudo procurou analisar a apicultura no Estado do Ceará, enfocando a produção de mel de abelhas (Apis mellifera) nos principais municípios produtores do Estado, mais precisamente fazendo uma análise do nível tecnológico empregado na produção, bem como avaliando a...