O setor sucroenergético na economia alagoana

Abstract

The present work analyzes the sugar and alcohol industry, from the beginning an approach is taken on some incentive programs for the same and further shows the relationship between Brazil, Northeast and Alagoas, showing the production of its main products (sugar and alcohol) besides which intends to discuss the relationship between the current state of Alagoas economy and its dependence on the sugar and alcohol industry. For this, a current panorama of the activities performed in the sector is presented, as well as the numbers of its production, tracing a historical context that demonstrates the relationship of dependence that the state brings with it until the present day. But besides a discussion, this also shows the importance of the sugar-alcohol economy to the state. For this, the methodology used consists of the collection of information and bibliographic data of recent studies of organs such as IBGE, SEPLAG and SINDACUCAR to form the socioeconomic profile of the studied sector. The researches show a reduction of the activity of the same, this can be effect of the crisis that the sugar-alcohol sector has been passing in the last years.