A agricultura é a atividade econômica mais dependente das condições climáticas. Os elementos meteorológicos afetam não só os processos metabólicos das plantas, diretamente relacionados à produção vegetal, como também as mais diversas atividades no campo. De acordo com Petr (1990) e Fageria (1992), citados por Hoogenboom (2000), ao redor de...

The process of the family farmers' recognition as individuals with rights demonstrates having their first roots, in spite of being recent, if compared to the history of the Brazilian rural syndicalism, still in the constitution of the labor-syndical legislation in 1930. Therefore, seeking to explore that process the present paper...

Sitio web de la revista Agrópolis, la es una publicación semestral de la Fundación para el Desarrollo Regional en los países del Mercosur ampliado (FUNDER). Es de carácter no gubernamental y su Directorio está conformado por personalidades de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay. Agrópolis se idea como espacio de reflexión en el que...

A legislação brasileira prevê três diferentes maneiras de garantir a qualidade orgânica dos seus produtos: a Certificação, os Sistemas Participativos de Garantia e o Controle Social para a Venda Direta sem Certificação. Os chamados Sistemas Participativos de Garantia, junto com a Certificação, compõem o Sistema Brasileiro de Avaliação da Conformidade...

This thesis has as theme the problematization of the interfaces, relations and determinations that may effect the transformations in household agriculture and, in to which extent that process may cause and/or influence rural development dynamics and the formation of household agriculture styles. The regions and the municipalities which represent them,...

This thesis aims to analyze the trajectories of the young emerged from the Centro de Desenvolvimento do Jovem Rural (CEDEJOR) and its work in Vale do Rio Pardo/RS. Established in three States southern of Brazil, [the Centro de  Desenvolvimento  do  Jovem Rural (CEDEJOR)], through its alternate pedagogy and Entrepreneurship, offers...

The social reproduction of familiar agriculture is permeated by distinct factors affecting the perspective of continuity of establishments along the generations. In general, these factors can be associated to changes caused by the modernization of agriculture,  crescent proximity between the rural and the urban and the internal dynamic of the...

This study from Brazil shows, it is possible to use MPAs as a tool for livelihood-sensitive conservation. Based on detailed studies of three sites–the Peixe Lagoon National Park in Rio Grande do Sul, and the marine extractive reserves (MERs) of Mandira, São Paulo, and Corumbau, Bahia–the study shows how communities...

Este documento presenta una síntesis del estudio desarrollado durante el período 2004/06 para medir el impacto del cambio climático en los productores rurales de América Latina y estima las probables adaptaciones que los productores rurales habrán de llevar a cabo en respuesta al clima. La sensibilidad al clima se mide...

In a context of environmental stress due to the drought of 2005, economical crisis in function of the drop income of the occupations, and social crisis signalled by the decrease of population of an area producing of agricultural commodities, and considering the hypothesis that the rural development results of the...

This study aims to present a research on the family farmers’ representation  process at institutional social participation spaces. Data were obtained from City Council for Rural Development of Itapejara d’Oeste and Vitorino and also from Management Group of Southwest Territory of Paraná, which are institutional spaces originated from decentralization process...

Entre los años 2005 y 2006, el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, IICA, a través de su Especialista Regional en Desarrollo Rural Sostenible, abordó la tarea de realizar en cada país del Cono Sur (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay), un estudio que resumiera y explicara la realidad...

This is a participatory case study together with the Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Cetap (Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas Populares) in Brazil and the farmers in two of the groups with whom Cetap cooperates. The objective of the study is to describe and evaluate the process of agroecological transition with the...

This publication describes how pasture, fodder and livestock production have been integrated into conservation agriculture systems in Brazil’s tropical zones. Integrated crop–livestock zero tillage systems (ICLZT) allow the sustainable production of high-yielding pasture without further deforestation; in this system, grazing livestock convert both pastures and crop residues into cash. The...

The objectives of this Technical Paper are to highlight the contribution that inland and coastal small-scale fisheries can make to poverty alleviation and food security and to make practical suggestions on ways that this contribution can be maximized. This paper is organized into three main sections. The first section discusses...

The paper compares the organizational structure and marketing strategies in organic supply chains operating under three certification schemes in developing and transition economies. A value chain management approach needs to be considered when analysing the requirements associated with supplying certified organic products. Regardless of the scheme, complying with organic standards...

A proposição de um mecanismo de gestão sustentável da biodiversidade deve considerar as características específicas do país: sua dimensão territorial; extensão e complexidade de sua biodiversidade; volume de recursos financeiros necessários à conservação e à utilização sustentável desse patrimônio; diversidade étnica e cultural; distribuição de renda; e divisão de competências...

This study deals with the challenges facing the development of artisanal fisheries in Brazil. The problems affecting production in the sector are worsening, due as much to objective factors like environmental degradation and the destruction of natural resources as to the ineffectiveness of government strategy. The result is a lack...

This study explores the status of Brazil’s social welfare system for the fisheries sector, from the point of view of democratization of access, the methodologies used and the extent to which demands have been taken into account. Brazil’s social welfare system is currently the focus of restructuring programmes by the...

Esta documentación es una colección de las ponencias centrales del seminario – que aquí se publican de forma resumida sin poder reflejar toda la riqueza de las contribuciones orales y el dinamismo de las discusiones. Sin embargo, ofrece muchísima información detallada e ilustrativa que puede estimular y enriquecer los próximos...