Mão de obra rural no município de Dom Pedrito: um estudo preliminar

Abstract

The importance of the livestock and the agriculture in the economy of the municipality of Dom Pedrito and the lack of studies or research that attacking the subject rural labor justify the realization that "Preliminary Study ". This work aims to identify the scenarios of rural labor in the country, and identify if there is a shortage of manpower for the development of rural activities and the factors that act to this result, besides serving as a simplifier for upcoming work involving similar approach. A theoretical framework was previously developed addressing topics related to the subject rural labor, just like education, quality of life in the field, people management and others. The data were collected through interviews with people related to the environment and also with the use of questionnaires. The results showed that roads, the size of the municipality, the competition to work in urban and ignorance of how to perform the task properties are the main causes of the shortage of rural labor found in the country.