Análise da aplicabilidade de ferramentas de gestão da qualidade na caprinocultura leiteira.

Abstract

The goat dairy is a promising and profitable farming activity, having great importance in the Brazilian economic and social scenario, generating income for thousands of producers, mainly in the less developed regions, it is currently a widely practiced and growing activity, mainly in the semi-arid regions of Northeast Brazil. However, it faces difficulties in expanding its market, not following the constant changes, brought about by the globalization, that are present in the Brazilian agribusiness sector, and in the small properties by the culture with which the small producers manage their properties, using traditional practical knowledge passed from father to son, do not make this insertion easier. For specific purpose, it wasused exploratory research and case study, as main results it was observed that it is possible to apply quality management tools in a goat dairy rural property, being possible to create a diagnosis of the entire production process, identification of the strengths and weaknesses and evidenced the need for an improvement in management and organization to raise production levels and profitability.