<b>The irrigation of the coffee plant as an economic alternative to the producer</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v32i2.1624

  • Alan Figueiredo de Arêdes DER/UFV
  • Matheus Wemerson Gomes Pereira DER/UFV
  • Maurinho Luiz dos Santos DER/UFV
Keywords: economic viability, risk, coffee

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify the economic viability of irrigated coffee production with central pivot in countries with goods pluviometric conditions for crops. Four scenarios were analyzed for price level and three different periods of investment project. In accordance with the obtained economic indicators, the irrigation of coffee fields with central pivot are economically superior to the non-irrigated alternative, and is a conditioning factor for increased profitability and risk reduction in coffee cultivation

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Author Biographies

Alan Figueiredo de Arêdes, DER/UFV
Economista, Mestre em Economia Aplicada, Doutorando em Economia Aplicada UFV/DER. Bolsista do CNPQ-Brasil
Matheus Wemerson Gomes Pereira, DER/UFV
Economista, Mestre em Economia Aplicada, Doutorando em Economia Aplicada UFV/DER. Bolsista do CNPQ-Brasil
Maurinho Luiz dos Santos, DER/UFV
Eng. agronomo; Professor Associado I -DER -Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Published
2010-04-27
How to Cite
Arêdes, A. F. de, Pereira, M. W. G., & Santos, M. L. dos. (2010). <b>The irrigation of the coffee plant as an economic alternative to the producer</b&gt; - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v32i2.1624. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 32(2), 193-200. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v32i2.1624
Section
Agricultural Engineering

 

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