Decisão de compra de sementes de soja e insumos agrícolas nas principais regiões produtoras do Brasil

Abstract

The technological advances of modern agriculture are being put on the market with a great diversity of benefits for the producers, being able to contribute in increasing the productivity of their grain farming. The use of high quality seeds of more adapted cultivars, with greater productive potential and less susceptibility to diseases, is the most efficient way to use the other inputs as fertilizers and chemical pesticides. In this scenario, the objectives of this work were to know the attributes that are related to the decision making of the farmer in the choice of the agricultural inputs, to evaluate its recognition in the importance of the quality of seeds to obtain high productivity and to evaluate its perception when the contribution of the improvement Evolution of Brazilian agriculture. The research was carried out using the quantitative method through the application of questionnaires in the main soybean producing states of the country: Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Santa Catarina. The questionnaires were applied to 375 rural producers during technical visits, marketing events, approach in resale stores of agricultural products and others. Research indicates that seed and genetics are considered to be the most important inputs and are directly related to the farmer's perception of their potential in increasing crop productivity. Although the national average productivity has not evolved in recent years, the producer recognizes the genetic advances obtained by the programs of plant breeding and the supply of cultivars increasingly productive in the market. The producer attributes to the use of pirated or salted seeds at the high price of the input, but he is willing to pay more for high quality physiological seed, being sure that it will reflect in gain in his production. Even acknowledging the importance of seed quality in the implementation of the crop, the producer demonstrates lack of information on the relationship between seed quality and productivity. Marketing events, such as field days, lectures, tours, are the place to obtain information for most producers, where they mainly seek information on productivity results.