Organic Production: a farming network experience around the city of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná State

Authors

  • Andreisse Biesdorf Universidade do Oeste do Paraná
  • Rúbia Nara Rinaldi Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus de Toledo - Unioeste/Toledo
  • Simone Schmoeller Viapiana Universidade do Oeste do Paraná

Keywords:

Small farmer sustainability, Participative certification, Organic farming

Abstract

The objective of this study is to characterize the specificities of the organic production and the participative certification process. Methodologically, we have chosen a case study of the Center for Support to Small Farmers (CAPA), in Western Parana, and its participative certification process. Structured interviews were conducted with managers and technicians of the CAPA, as well as with a sample of 25 farmers involved in the network. These interviews allowed us to verify that organic farming has been responsible for important changes in the lives of the involved people. We could identify a behavioral change as a result of this conversion, stimulated by constant meetings and exchanges of experiences. It could be observed that the improvement of the life quality has been one of the major reasons that encouraged the producers to adopt this conversion in the regions covered by this study.

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Author Biographies

Andreisse Biesdorf, Universidade do Oeste do Paraná

Rúbia Nara Rinaldi, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus de Toledo - Unioeste/Toledo

É professora adjunto da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná- Campus de Toledo, atuando no Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio e no Curso de Graduação em Secretariado Executivo. Atua nos Grupos de Pesquisa GPSEB e GEPEC, com ênfase nas áreas de agronegócio, agricultura e agroindústria familar. Atualmente (2011-2012) está fazendo Pós-Doutorado na FEA-USP, com a profa. Dra. Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes, com o projeto: Ações coletivas e a Sustentabilidade da agricultura familiar.

Simone Schmoeller Viapiana, Universidade do Oeste do Paraná

Mestranda da UNIOESTE

Published

2012-01-23

How to Cite

Biesdorf, A., Rinaldi, R. N., & Viapiana, S. S. (2012). Organic Production: a farming network experience around the city of Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná State. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, (117), 171–190. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/409