Coturnicultura como alternativa para agregação de renda ao pequeno produtor

Abstract

Because the fact that it’s required little space for coturnícula practice, family farming and small farmers can use it as an alternative to aggregate their incomes, improve their participation in the market and increase profits. The study aimed to evaluate the economic feasibility of the implementation of coturniculture to the small farmers of the rural settlement Itamarati in Ponta Pora, Mato Grosso do Sul. The birds were selected at 1 day old, named Bird 1 (A1) where the producer performs the whole growing period until 30 to 35 days, where males for the finishing phase are separated (meat production) and females for egg production. And another with recrea ted poultry aged 30 to 35 days, termed Bird 2 (A2), in which the study was conducted merely to feasibility of egg production. The amount for early activity was 1,500 birds. After a short period the creator gets the total cost of initial investments and with a lot of approximately 1,500 birds have a daily income between R $ 19.86 and R $ 41.85 from the sale of eggs from birds, making the culture a viable alternative as a source of income for the settlement of farm Itamaraty requiring little manpower and low cost of installation. We conclude that, to start the coturnícula production, the acquisition of female birds at 35 days of age is more profitable compared to the purchase of a mixed batch of 1 day old. Therefore, the main product to be marketed are eggs in nature, since it does not require more elaborate structure and for the beginning of the activity it is the best strategic alternative because it allows the return on investment in a shorter period.