Compliance of cocoa production in southern Bahia with Brazilian forest legislation

Abstract

The implementation of public policies for cocoa in the country, since the 1930s of the 20th century, determined the pace of fruit production in the southern region of Bahia. The new Forest Code also interferes in this dynamic, as it aims to protect, guide and discipline production activities. The objective was to analyze the conformity of cocoa production in Southern Bahia with the Brazilian forest legislation. The profile of cocoa producers and properties in the south of Bahia, the perception of the legislation by producers and compliance of the rural property with the forest legislation were analyzed. The data are primary and were collected using a questionnaire applied to cocoa producers in the south of Bahia. It was found that most of the properties analyzed are in an irregular situation regarding forest legislation.