THE PERCEPTIONS OF LOCAL ACTORS ON BIOGAS IN WEST OF PARANÁ

Authors

  • Udo Strassburg Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste)
  • Nilton Marques de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT
  • Weimar Freire da Rocha Junior Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste),Toledo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.50.287-307

Keywords:

Biogas; West of Paraná; Regional Development.

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the perceptions of local actors about biogas in the West of Paraná region, Brazil. The analysis has been done through the Discourse of the Collective Subject (DCS) technique. The theoretical framework is based on the concepts of institutions and organizations. The main results of the research indicate that the agro-industrial system of biogas in the West of Paraná has good perspectives in the production, transformation and commercialization of biogas. It was pointed out that there are great challenges in biogas, such as: lack of public policies, the dispersion of unity among biogas producers, few investments in technology and low tax incentives. The Biogas SAG of Western Paraná is only in its early stages, but has great potential to operate in this area, due to the large pig breeding stock. It could be an important agent for the production of renewable energy. What is lacking are strong institutions, social and political articulation so that the economy of this sector can be strong and thriving, taking advantage of waste that has a great potential for pollution to turn into renewable energy, contributing to the energy sustainability of our country.

Author Biographies

Udo Strassburg, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste)

Doutor em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste). Professor da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste).

Graduado em Ciências Contábeis - Unioeste - 1987

Especialização em Controladoria e Gerência Financeira - Unioeste - 1998

Mestrado em Controladoria e Contabilidade Estratégica - FECAP - SP - 2001

Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio - UNIOESTE - 2016

Nilton Marques de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT

Professor do Curso de Economia da Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Professor do Mestrado e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Regional da Universodade Federal do Tocantins

Graduado em Economia pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá 

Mestado em Economia pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa - MG

Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio pela UNIOESTE - PR

Weimar Freire da Rocha Junior, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste),Toledo

Professor da Graduação em Economia na Unioeste - Toledo PR

Professor no Mestrado e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Toledo - PR

 Engenheiro Agronomo pela Universidade Federal de Lavras MG

Mestre em Economia Agrária pela USP

Doutor em Engenharia da Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catariana

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Published

2020-01-02

How to Cite

Strassburg, U., Oliveira, N. M. de, & Rocha Junior, W. F. da. (2020). THE PERCEPTIONS OF LOCAL ACTORS ON BIOGAS IN WEST OF PARANÁ. Desenvolvimento Em Questão, 18(50), 287–307. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.50.287-307

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 50 (2020): jan./mar.

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