Critérios de inserção da agricultura familiar em cadeias de suprimentos de FLV da Zona da Mata mineira: uma abordagem logística

Abstract

Family farming (FF) is essential for rural development and for food and nutrition security. Its development and strengthening are conditioned to the strategies used in the supply chains (SC). Among these strategies, logistics is prominence. The literature provides a number of papers that report on the criteria that condition the participation of family farmers in the various CSs and the difficulties they face in overcoming barriers imposed by the need to meet the requirements imposed by these criteria. Barriers linked to logistical factors are among the main difficulties encountered by farmers in participating in certain supply chains. However, these studies are fragmented and are often contradictory. In order to contribute to this discussion, this thesis aims to identify the criteria for the insertion of family farmers in the various supply chains of FLV, as well as the conditionings factors related to the fulfillment of these requirements. To do so, this research will be carried out in two stages: (1) bibliographical review, mainly using the method of systematic review of the literature (2) field research, in the form of case studies with the economic agents uncharged for inbound logistics of three supply chains in Minas Gerais. The results contributed with theory presenting an analytical framework that allows the study of other agroindustrial chains of supplies of family farm products, and practice results as the use of plastic, refrigeration equipment and compatible metals guarantee the required quality indices that promote the sustainable insertion of the family farms in the analyzed supply chains of FLV.