Pontos fracos e fortes, oportunidades e ameaças para a ovinocultura no Estado de São Paulo

Abstract

The objective of this work was to identify the strong points, weak points, opportunitiesand the threats of Sao Paulo's sheep production and from this knowledge, to propose short,medium and long term strategies in order that it establishes adequately in the Sao Pauloagribusiness. A qualitative, semi-structured questionnaire containing five questions was utilized,applied in April of 2005. The answers of 48 questionnaires answered by three retail dealers, threeraisers, 14 raising technicians (agronomists, veterinary physicians, animal scientists) and 28technicians (agronomists, veterinary physicians, animal scientists) acting in the area of sheepproduction were analyzed. As to the strong points, weak points, threats and opportunities andchallenges to the establishment of Sao Paulo sheep production, the results showed that there is alack of coordination among links of the productive chain. The sectorial camera of the sheepproduction from Sao Paulo should take the responsibility of the coordination and to arbitrate,when is needed, all the links of the ovine chain production.