Relationships between social forms of organic horticultural production and indicators of environmental quality: a multidimensional approach in Brazil.

BELLON, S.; ABREU, L. S. de; VALARINI, P. J.

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dc.contributor.author	BELLON, S.	pt_BR
dc.contributor.author	ABREU, L. S. de	pt_BR
dc.contributor.author	VALARINI, P. J.	pt_BR
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-20T11:11:11Z	pt_BR
dc.date.available	2015-05-20T11:11:11Z	pt_BR
dc.date.created	2015-05-20	pt_BR
dc.date.issued	2005	pt_BR
dc.identifier.citation	In: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, 15., 2005, Adelaide, Austrália. Shaping sustainable systems: proceedings. Adelaide, Austrália: IFOAM, 2005.	pt_BR
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1015781	pt_BR
dc.description	Organic farming (OF) is increasingly considered as a possible alternative for designing a "new rural" in Brazil, where OF covers a wide range of production and certification systems. However, the ways small farmers adopt OF in green belts to meet an urban demand in organic vegetables have not been extensively investigated. Likewise, the impact of such practices on environmental quality components has not been sufficiently documented. Our objective was to relate forms of organisation to environmental assessment in a watershed where organic horticulture significantly contributes to landscape and water quality. We showed how small farmers were organised or how they organised themselves to meet urban demands and develop OF. We assumed that associated practices were consistent with environmental impacts, as evaluated by indicators. Based on interviews with stakeholders, we identified four forms of organisation and associated farmers' practices. We related them to environmental assessment in three compartments: landscape ecology, water quality and soil quality. Although organisations share some objectives, namely with regard to visual quality and the "right price" of products, differences appear in their scope and internal operation, their values and relationships with consumers, and their technical and environmental contents. As for technical content, input supply, planning processes and crop diversity vary among organisations, ranging from liberal to hierarchical. Our results also showed similarities and differences among various organisations in terms of environmental impact. Such results are interpreted and discussed in the light of technical and social dimensions that account for the progressive design of new systems in Brazil.	pt_BR
dc.language.iso	eng	eng
dc.rights	openAccess	eng
dc.subject	Small-scale horticultural organics	pt_BR
dc.subject	Forms of organisation	pt_BR
dc.title	Relationships between social forms of organic horticultural production and indicators of environmental quality: a multidimensional approach in Brazil.	pt_BR
dc.type	Artigo em anais e proceedings	pt_BR
dc.date.updated	2015-07-29T11:11:11Z	pt_BR
dc.subject.thesagro	Horticultura	pt_BR
dc.subject.thesagro	Agricultura orgânica	pt_BR
dc.subject.nalthesaurus	Horticulture	pt_BR
dc.subject.nalthesaurus	Organic production	pt_BR
dc.format.extent2	págs. 430-433	pt_BR
riaa.ainfo.id	1015781	pt_BR
riaa.ainfo.lastupdate	2015-07-29	pt_BR
dc.contributor.institution	S. Bellon, INRA/Avignon; LUCIMAR SANTIAGO DE ABREU, CNPMA; P. J. Valarini, Embrapa Meio Ambiente.	pt_BR
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