Levantamento de indicadores econômicos e ambientais para o monitoramento de uma empresa rural do setor orizícola

Abstract

The term Sustainability begins to be discussed from the 70s, however, reaches its greatest notoriety in the mid 90s. Concern for the environment was already established, a view that firms in performing its activities used processes affecting the environment environment, so sustainability in its objective, has influence for any activity performed is done in parallel with the conservation of the environment, thus ensuring its continuity. This work highlights the relationships between indicators of two types: addressing the segments, environmental and economic, the aim of this study is to propose an environmental monitoring plan, based on economic and environmental indicators applicable in a rural enterprise paddy sector. The study is characterized as a case study, based on a theoretical framework. The work was carried out on a property of Dom Pedrito / RS, where its activity is the cultivation of rice, on-site, data were collected through an interview with the owner, in order to meet and map stages of production of rice, as well as the inputs consumed in each activity. Based on the interview results provided were possible the composition of two arrays of monitoring indicators, one in the environmental sphere and another in the economic sphere, which will enable greater control of the inputs used in the activity of irrigated rice, favoring the monitoring financial property and helping to ensure that these activities are less impacting to the environment.