The Development of Northeastern Municipalities dedicated to Cotoniculture in Different Productive Paradigms in the Period 2000-2010

Authors

  • Paulo Thiago Nunes Bezerra de Melo Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  • Hans Michael Van Bellen Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2019.47.301-323

Keywords:

Development; Municipalities; Cotoniculture; Sustainability

Abstract

The aim of this article is to compare the Northeastern municipalities dedicated to conventional and organic cotton farming from the changes in their development indicators in the period from 2000 to 2010. From the discussion on cotoniculture in Northeast of Brazil, the theoretical contribution presented in this article lays on the understanding that the different paradigms in rural areas, conventional and organic, promote distinct results in the development process. Conventional and organic cotoniculture can promote distinct sets of economic, sociocultural and ecological outputs that provide the basis for a sustainable development process in rural areas. The present study is a descriptive one in nature and adopts a quantitative approach in data collection and analysis. Secondary data were collected on GDP, HDI and the number of households with durable goods in the analyzed municipalities. This study adopts a comparative approach in the results analysis. The development of municipalities dedicated to conventional cotoniculture has shown a stronger orientation for the sustainable development model than the municipalities dedicated to organic cotton production.

Author Biographies

Paulo Thiago Nunes Bezerra de Melo, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Professor da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE).

Hans Michael Van Bellen, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Professor da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Published

2019-05-22

How to Cite

Melo, P. T. N. B. de, & Van Bellen, H. M. (2019). The Development of Northeastern Municipalities dedicated to Cotoniculture in Different Productive Paradigms in the Period 2000-2010. Desenvolvimento Em Questão, 17(47), 301–323. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2019.47.301-323