Short (or not Too Short) Food Supply Chains and the Promotion of the Agroecological Principles: A Study Case in the Greater Florianópolis/SC Region

The fast development of markets for organic products has led to a process called conventionalization of organic agriculture. This process has been directly influencing the maintenance of agroecological principles, as well as access to these markets by socioeconomically vulnerable farmers. In the lig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Viegas, Maurício da Trindade, Rover, Oscar José, Medeiros, Monique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
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/50759
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/view/50759
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:marketing of organic foods
autonomy
family farming
Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC)
alternative food networks
comercialização de alimentos orgânicos
autonomia
agricultura familiar
redes agroalimentares alternativas
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Sumario:The fast development of markets for organic products has led to a process called conventionalization of organic agriculture. This process has been directly influencing the maintenance of agroecological principles, as well as access to these markets by socioeconomically vulnerable farmers. In the light of theoretical perspectives based on agroecology and short food supply chains, the paper reflects upon the influence of the organic markets on the agroecological principles of the autonomy of the farmers and the valorization of agrobiodiversity in the productive units. The analysis are the result of a multi - case study, in which interviews were conducted with managers from different marketing chains and farmers in the Greater Florianópolis/SC region. The analysis indicates that marketing processes, when organized by groups of farmers even with the increase in the number of intermediaries, in some cases, can reinforce agroecological principles.