Tecnologia empregada, rede de apoio e perfil da cafeicultura paulista.

Abstract

Coffee agribusiness in the State of São Paulo is the most relevant in the country. However, it does not have the strongest productive base, being surpassed by other states that stand out in the crop. In São Paulo, there was a drop in the cultivated area in the intercensitory space of LUPAs 2007/2008 and 2016/17, but more than compensated by the increase in the productive park, reflecting in greater crop density. The adoption of agronomic technologies (soil analysis, acidity correction) intensified as well as the use of machines to harvest and irrigate crops. The access of the worldwide computer network and the use of computers in the activity are already a reality of a majority share of coffee growers in São Paulo. The demand for credit and rural insurance has become more frequent among coffee growers, which leverages investments and increases the resilience of farms. In terms of profile, coffee growers remain associated with cooperatives, but there was less participation in associations and unions. Despite the increased participation of private technical assistance in advising coffee growers, the performance of the public extension is still responsible for most of the properties served. The evolution of the participation in the formation of income in properties where there is coffee plantation showed an increase in those farms in which more than 40% of the income came from coffee growing. The current census data show that São Paulo's crop maintains a trend of gaining productive efficiency and, consequently, of competitiveness.