Influência da mecanização da colheita na viabilidade econômico-financeira da cafeicultura no Sul de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the influence of mechanization on economic and financial feasibility of establishing coffee plantations in the southern region of the State of Minas Gerais. Thus, techniques or project analysis indicators were used to verify the economic and financial feasibility of investing in coffee activity. The main results conclude that, the use of mechanization in the coffee harvest, when possible, has a significant impact on the composition of costs, which directly influences the performance of the coffee enterprise in the southern region of Minas Gerais. Finally, we note that the price of coffee has an influence on the economic viability of coffee investment which is essential to the profitability. Thus, the rural entrepreneur must use a management style that emphasizes planning and cost management and seeks to optimize the productive resources used in coffee plantations, while also using market mechanisms to minimize the risk of coffee price variability in the future market.