A produtividade do trabalho com uso da tração animal: estudo de casos no Oeste e Sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

The animal traction has been contributing to agriculture for a long time, its use allowed to increase labor productivity in the agricultural area providing the man the stock of food in periods of scarcity or the marketing of surplus product. This work aims to analyze data on labor income with the use of animal traction in agriculture, based on data found by rural producers. To this end, interviews were conducted in the municipalities of Capitão Leônidas Marques, Dois Vizinhos, Boa Esperança do Iguaçu, and Salto do Lontra, located in the Western and Southwestern regions of Paraná. Twelve interviews were carried out in Capitão Leônidas Marques with farmers who used animal traction and 2 who still use it, 7 interviews in Dois Vizinhos with farmers who have already used animal traction, 2 in Boa Esperança do Iguaçu with farmers who have already used animal traction and 1 interview in Salto do Lontra with a farmer who has already used animal traction. In addition to 3 interviews with informants, 2 in Capitão Leônidas Marques and 1 in Dois Vizinhos. Images were also collected and videos made of the implements and rural properties as a form of registration.