The Relationship Between Food Marketing and Agroecological Principles in the Agrarian Reform Cooperatives Network from Paraná/Brazil

The article analyzes the (in) compatibility between food market dynamics and agro ecological principles, studying a network of cooperatives created by agrarian reform farmers. The categories “food diversity” and “proximity between production and consumption” were analyzed as key contributors to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rover, Oscar José, Riepe, Ademir de Jesus
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Repositorio:Revista Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/41984
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/view/41984
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:family farming
agroecology
short food supply chain
alternative food networks
local markets
agricultura familiar
agroecologia
circuitos curtos de comercialização
redes agroalimentares alternativas
mercados de proximidade
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Sumario:The article analyzes the (in) compatibility between food market dynamics and agro ecological principles, studying a network of cooperatives created by agrarian reform farmers. The categories “food diversity” and “proximity between production and consumption” were analyzed as key contributors to the agro ecological approach. The research verifies that the involvement in food markets leads to the development of specialization and sale to distant markets in some cooperatives, while others value production diversity and integration with local markets, despite their heavy dependence of institutional markets. The study concludes that there are alternative paths of specialization and increase of commercial scales, respecting agro ecological principles.