ORGANIC PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL FROM THE POINT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.54.164-184Keywords:
Family Farming. Sustainable Development. Public Policies. Organic Production.Abstract
In view of the socio-environmental theme and the browsing bumber of consumes concerne Wirth the quality of food, many countries have dedicated efforts to actions aimed at organic production to meet these demands. In Brazil, several public policies have been implemented to promote and regulate organic and agroecological production. And, this study aimed to analyze the impact of the National Policy on Agroecology and Organic Production - NPAOP on organic production in the country, as well as its contribution to sustainable development and family farming. For this purpose, we sought to identify the advances that have occurred in this area, based on data analysis from the Agricultural Census of the years 2006 and 2017. The results show that NPAOP proposes to meet the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability, With less an emphasis on the economic pillar. Moreover, the comparative analysis of data from the Census of Agriculture showed a reduction in the bumber of employed persons and the bumber of establishments, which, coupled Wirth the increase in the use of pesticides, are consistent Wirth previous studies regarding the challenges faced by family farming and sustainable forms of production. However, the contribution of the policy is undeniable, because even in the face of existing barriers and pressures, organic production grew over the period.
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