Análise da distribuição espacial dos cursos de bacharelado em agronomia do estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The professional performance of the Agronomist is of paramount importance in the development of a nation, due to its participation in diverse areas, from the care with the soil to the agribusiness management. The present study aims to analyze the spatial distribution of baccalaureate courses in Agronomy in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and to detail the origin of UFFS students, Cerro Largo (RS) campus. Data were collected and analyzed from 29 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that offer these courses, providing 2859 vacancies per year. Thematic maps were also made, such as professionals registered at CREA-RS, population, UFFS students origin, UFFS area of influence, chronological map of the creation of Agronomy courses in RS, and cultivated area map of RS municipalities. Spatial analyzes were based on geoprocessing using GIS tools with the use of QGIS software. With the tabulated results it can be concluded that in the last decades there has been a significant increase in the number of courses and vacancies of Agronomy in Rio Grande do Sul and that an important factor that has been observed is the decrease in regional differences with the internalization of higher education of the course of Agronomy.