Profile and perceptions regarding the open street market of municipalities of São Pedro do Sul (RS) and Santo Augusto (RS)

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Gustavo Pinto da
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Paris, Julio Cesar, Samborski, Tarcísio, Döor, Andrea Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/12654
• topic: Short chain of supply; Open street market; Feeding; Family farming; Cadeias curtas de abastecimento; Feira livre; Alimentação; Agricultura familiar

The aim of this study was to identify and understand how short supply chain manifest open street markets , the relations with other farmers , the socioeconomic profile of farmers and perceptions regarding the fair and its participation in São Pedro do Sul (RS) and Santo Augusto (RS). Data collection occurred in October 2012 from the structured interview technique. The tabulation and analysis of data were performed using SPSS Statistics software version 22.0. The farmers were an average 39.5 years old in Santo Augusto and 55.45 years old in San Pedro do Sul. Most use family labor and an average production area of 12.75 hectares in São Pedro do Sul and 10,17 hectares in Santo Augusto. Besides the open street market, farmers also have other forms of market participation, but characterized as short supply chains. It was found that the farmers value different attributes regarding both the general condition of the open street market, as in relation to preparation of farmers for participation in these commercialization spaces.