Sistemas alimentares de pequena escala: análise da cadeia de produção de agricultores familiares do município de Rio Claro - SP

• Autor(a) principal: Cardim, Isabella Henriques Gomes [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/203134; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/capelo/2019-04-18/000912995.pdf
• topic: Agricultura familiar; Trabalhadores rurais; Agricultura; Feiras; Rio Claro (SP)

Family farming is responsible for the production of 70% of the staple foods consumed in Brazil. Increasing the supply of these products and promoting their consumption is essential for combating hunger and poverty, while ensuring access to adequate food for the population. The short food distribution circuits contribute both to guarantee local food security and to the valorization and remuneration of small farmers. This study's objective is to analyze the agricultural management's techniques relating it with the production chain, which it is inserted. Therefore, it will be attainable to provide an initial base for a more sustainable production and, in the future, organic, or even agroecological transition, to the family farmers who commercialize their products at the Rural Producers' Market, in Rio Claro County, by means of participatory rural diagnosis methodology. The proposed diagnosis was based on the family's traditional knowledge and their daily management practices. It was found that among the 14 families, only 2 had certified organic production. Being these the producers with higher income, but also, due to the fact that the majority of their product flow is to distributors, their marketing channels go beyond the local scope. In addition, it was identified through interviews with consumers that the demand for vegetables sold at the Street market is not motivated by the purchase of organic products, but for fresh produce. Finally, the important role of strengthening family agriculture through public policies and technical assistance was highlighted