Assistência técnica na piscicultura de agricultura familiar

Abstract

Fish farming is a rural activity carried out with significant development in the Brazilian scenario, including in the Midwest region. Because it is a recent activity, fish farming faces some obstacles, such as the adequacy of ideal structures for production, little knowledge in the area and lack of professionals trained to serve producers willing to expand the activity. According to the information cited, the present study aimed to provide small producers in the Region of Dourados with pedagogical technical assistance associated with training and short courses. UFGD through an extension project and, in partnership with the Municipality of Dourados, carried out a work to encourage fish farming for small farmers participating in family farming in the region, where tilapia fingerlings and feed would be subsidized and distributed for a complete production cycle and offered a completely free technical assistance service exercised by Pesqae (Group of ufgd students). The producers were also awarded some lectures where issues related to fish production and a workshop on processing of their final product were addressed. With the activities carried out, one can observe the gradual changes generated by the producers. Due to technical follow-up, many changes related to animal management could be perceived, the results followed showed great advances in production and there is an increase in the concern of producers to produce with more quality and sustainability. In view of the above, it can be concluded that targeted practical activities result in greater enthusiasm and consequently the producers express greater interests in the area, aiming for greater results in the following cycles, causing it to awaken a change in the current scenario of fish farming in the Region of Dourados.