ORGANIZATION OF THE PRODUCTIVE ARRANGEMENT OF TROPICAL FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO
Structure, arrangement, tropical flowers
The so-called Local Productive Arrangement (APL) are business organizations that are integrated through the actors involved: producers, customers and government support agencies. The study aimed to analyze the organization of the Local Productive Arrangement of tropical flowers produced in Mato Grosso. The first step was to identify the situation of the local Productive Arrangement, characterizing the actors involved in the APL in the state of Mato Grosso. Following, the tropical flowers produced in the region are described. In this way, the research is characterized as field and documentary. Data were collected from government agencies, tropical flower producers and the IBGE website (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The APLs are structured in an early stage of development format, since among the actors involved there is no effective integration. Producers receive support from government agencies such as SEAF (State Secretariat for Family Agriculture), EMPAER (Matogrossense Company for Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension) and the State University of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT). It is concluded that the production of tropical flowers is promising, since more than 12 qualities of tropical flowers in different species are produced. However, it is necessary to restructure the Tropical Flowers APL so that there is more organization and that involves specific public policies for the consistent development of APLs and, thus, strengthen the tropical floriculture segment.