Understanding why agricultural producers do not become organic producers

• Autor(a) principal: Alberti, Ricardo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Melo, Luana Fernandes, Wizniewsky, José Geraldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i7.29585
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/29585
• topic: Organic certification; Agroecological producers; Organic production.; Certificación orgánica; Productores agroecológicos; Producción orgánica.; Certificação orgânica; Produtores agroecológicos; Produção orgânica.

This study aims to analyze why agroecological producers do not become organic producers. This research was characterized as empirical and descriptive, with a qualitative nature. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews divided into three blocks. The interviews were carried out in April 2021 with the farmers participating in the UFSM PoliFeira. The first block investigated the factors that lead agroecological producers to withdraw from organic certification. The second block analyzed the dissemination of information on certification and practices of organic food production and, finally, the third block verified the role of development agencies in certification. In the first block, the main notes indicated that the withdrawal of obtaining organic certification occurs due to the bureaucracy imposed in the process and the lack of time and resources of the producers. In the second block, the analysis of the dissemination of information on certification and practices of organic food production showed that UFSM itself assumes an informative, evaluative role and advises PoliFeira producers in everything that is necessary, and when it fails to do so, it indicates some partner that can, such as EMATER, Instituto Farroupilha or EMPRAPA. In the third block, it was understood that UFSM is a fundamental articulator for the investigated producers of PoliFeira, as well as EMATER.