Estudo de Localização do Arranjo Produtivo Local – APL da Banana no Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Abstract

Banana cultivation is now the third largest agricultural product in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with an estimated value of 69.8 million Reais, as well as the second largest planted area and the third largest tonnage harvested. In addition to the volume of production, it is important to note that banana is cultivated by about 2,800 producers throughout the State, mostly with areas from 2 to 5 ha, according to IBGE (2007). From the end of the last decade of the 70's this local culture began to decline, suffering great competition from products from other places in the country where it was adopted to adopt more advanced production procedures, obtaining fruit more lush and cost Lower, mainly due to increased productivity given the use of irrigation. Banana cultivation in the State of Rio de Janeiro lacks actions that can solve problems such as inadequate fruit quality, losses in the field, incorrect management, lack of storage, operational and logistic structure. The current quality of the fruit and the structural deficiencies for the commercialization have been causing the state producers to be disadvantaged in the domestic market, in comparison to producers of other states of the Union, as well as it is preventing the access of these producers to the international market, highly profitable, But highly demanding. The problem addressed in this study concerns the location aspects of banana production in the State of Rio de Janeiro, based on the theory of productive agglomerates. In the final analysis, this study analyzed the formation of banana agglomerates in the State of Rio de Janeiro, through the evaluation of static factors and dynamic factors, addressing not only the question of comparative advantages, but also the advantages Competitive. To do this, it was necessary to identify the main characteristics of these agglomerates, to clearly define their borders and to discuss how this characterization may influence the adoption of territorial development strategies for the State, so that the agglomerates in question abandon a vicious cycle and become Enter into a virtuous cycle of production. As a result, this research work can be used to guide public policies, as well as to guide investment decisions of the private sector, since banana cultivation in the State of Rio de Janeiro has enormous commercial and economic potential that is still small Exploited by local farmers and businessmen. As a conclusion, this study points out that the focus of implementation of the banana APL in the state of Rio de Janeiro should be directed towards the implementation of innovation in the organizational issue, through the creation of new coordination mechanisms that are more efficient, The most favorable for the implementation of this APL is formed by the municipalities of Costa Verde, in particular the municipalities of Itaguaí, Mangaratiba, Angra dos Reis and Paraty