Especialização produtiva e mercado da apicultura no estado do Pará.

Abstract

Apis mellifera is a species distributed worldwide and whose breeding technique is mastered, which allows for large-scale production. The work of this bee is recognized as vitally important for food and human health by the products and also by the pollination services that give rise to grains, fruits and green areas. Among the products that bees produce, honey is the main one in commercial terms in Brazil. In this context, the state of Pará, the largest honey producer in the Northern region, has favorable environmental characteristics for the production of honey, with high rates of productivity, higher demand than supply and initiatives for local production arrangements. However, it presents some organizational, technological and marketing problems that prevent it from being more expressive at the national and international level. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the market and the specialization of honey production in the state of Pará. Thus, this dissertation is organized in three chapters: the first chapter seeks, through the methodology of systematic literature review, to gather scientific productions about beekeeping in the last 20 years in order to illustrate how the topic has been approached in research. The second chapter deals with the concentration and specialization of beekeeping in the micro-regions of the state of Pará. The third chapter is the estimation of an econometric model of demand and supply, which allows quantifying the effects of the variables that make up the honey market. These results are important to guide the organizational structure, direct investments and policies to promote the production of honey in Pará.