Family production diversity and organic products commercialization of Vitória (ES)

This paper presents an analysis on organic food production commercialization in Vitoria (ES), and the discussion about this research theme. The goal is to understand how and under which conditions the market valorizes the local production, strengthening the ecological familiar production and the foo...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Sposito, Elaine Caliman, de Abreu, Lucimar Santiago
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)
Repository:Redes (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/6487
Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/6487
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Organic agriculture. Family farming. Agroecology. Short circuits.
Agricultura orgânica. Agricultura familiar. Agroecologia. Circuitos curtos.
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Summary:This paper presents an analysis on organic food production commercialization in Vitoria (ES), and the discussion about this research theme. The goal is to understand how and under which conditions the market valorizes the local production, strengthening the ecological familiar production and the food sovereignty. The research methodology took into consideration quantitative and qualitative data. The evaluation shows that organic products are commercialized by direct and indirect sales. Among the evaluated commercialization channels, were the organic product outdoor markets that showed a greater product diversity, in addition to a lower price, valuing the organic familiar production, promoting the empowerment of producers and the access to healthful alimentation for local consumer.