Water footprint of Arabica coffee from “Matas de Minas” under shade management
AUTOR(ES)
Silva, Laís Maria Rodrigues; Ribeiro, Marcelo de Freitas; Ferreira, Williams Pinto Marques; Rocha Junior, Paulo Roberto da; Fernandes, Raphael Bragança Alves
FONTE
Revista Ceres
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2022
RESUMO
ABSTRACT Studies related to climate change and agricultural value chains have in common the growing concern on conserving water resources. Thus, the concept of the water footprint stands out, which measures the amount of water (in volume) necessary to produce a unit (in mass) of a given product. Among Brazilian agricultural activities, coffee farming emerges as one of the most important, even though the crop is sensitive to potential climatic changes, especially to the increase in temperature and periods of drought. An alternative to mitigate the effects of climate change is shade management, which is common in agroforestry systems. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of shade management on the water footprint of coffee activity in the region of “Matas de Minas”. The water footprint was calculated for the field and product processing phase. Despite reducing the evapotranspiration of the coffee plant, shade management provided an increase in the water footprint, since it decreased the crop yield. The water footprint data obtained are expressive, with a calculated value of 13,862 m3 t-1 for full sun management and 16,895 m3 t-1 for shade management, in which both are the most recommended for the agricultural sector.
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