A cultura da videira e da mangueira cultivada na fazenda área nova nas condições do Vale do São Francisco

Abstract

About twenty (20) years ago, since graduating in agronomy, the owner of the company Mr. Newton Matsumoto had a purpose when completing the agronomy course at ESALQ, SP, intended to settle in a region to work in the field of fruit growing., becoming a promising agricultural frontier, with a view to improving the region, while also meeting internal and external demands with quality fruits. With this purpose in mind, and the potential for irrigated fruit growing in the sub-region of the São Francisco Valley, mainly due to favorable climatic conditions for the cultivation of various fruit trees. In view of the above, he moved from Paraná State his hometown to Vale São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, with the purpose of operating in this area and growing along with the region. Initially he acquired a seven-hectare property in Senador Nilo Coelho Project, Nucleus 09, in Petrolina-PE, after two years, his father moved to the region to assist him with the vineyards. In early 2001, with the help of his parent, Mr. Newton set up Fazenda Área Nova, with an area of 10 hectares in the Senador Nilo Coelho Nucleo10 Project, in Petrolina-PE. This farm employs about 150 permanent employees in the first semester and in the second semester a larger number of employees, considering that this property has 31 hectares of Palmer mango cultivar and 44.58 hectares of vine, being six grape varieties: Arra 12, Arra 15, Cotton Candy, Midnight, Sugar Crisp and Vitória, with production of approximately 25 tons of grapes per hectare. 80% of grape production is exported to countries such as England, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Chile, and serves the domestic market such as the states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Goiás, among others. The Northeast and North regions stand out for having tropical fruit poles that have shown significant results in recent years, such as those located in the northeastern semiarid, especially in Juazeiro, Bahia and Petrolina, Pernambuco, located in the São Francisco Valley, besides the Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, whose main fruits are mango, grape, banana and pineapple and also melon. Irrigated fruit farming is an economic activity of great expression in this city, making it stand out in the whole Northeast region, where grapes and mango are their main productions, besides the fruit growing pole, this region also stands out for its production. of wine and juices.