Survey of Costs and Profitability of Tobacco Production on a Family Farm Property in Vale Do Rio Pardo

Abstract

This research addresses the survey and analysis of data from a family farm property, located in the Vale do Rio Pardo Region – RS, with the general objective to identify and analyze the total cost of growing tobacco on a property small-scale rural and highlight the result obtained with the cultivation of tobacco referring to the 2020/2021 harvest. In addition, the research contemplates relevant aspects about agriculture, tobacco growing and some peculiar characteristics for the cultivation of the tobacco. The present study is classified as a case study, with an exploratory descriptive nature of a qualitative character, the research carried out was bibliographical and documental. The data were collected through visits to the property under study, from September 2020 to May 2021.  After collecting the data, it was possible to determine the economic result of the period, obtaining a gross income with the tobacco production in the amount of R$ 116,000.00, making it possible to analyze detailedly the results obtained in the 2020/2021 harvest. It was concluded that tobacco farming is important for the small-scale rural producer of the Vale do Rio Pardo. In the context in which the it is inserted, it has difficulties in relation to the diversification of cultivation in its properties and it is increasingly necessary to plan and control your investments.