The evaluation of a public policy becomes important when it aims at important points within society, which is the generation of income for family agriculture in rural settlements and the acquisition and distribution of ...

The human relationship with production systems has occurred since remote times, but conventional models have generated degradation of ecosystems, increasing the search for systems that favor agrobiodiversity. The objective ...

Food security has been a constant concern in the world since the mid-twentieth century, manifested by world leaders in the post-war period and materialized in the holding of the United Nations Conference on Agriculture and ...

Despite all the advances, Brazil remains under the governmental politics orientation. This framework strengthens the support to agribusiness and agroindustrial sector, which leads to exportation, especially the agrochemicals ...

Knowing the perception of ecosystem services is a tool in establishing actions for the conservation of ecosystems. Especially in areas covered by the Atlantic Forest such as Ubatuba-SP, where communities use these services ...

The present dissertation analyses the production systems and the environmental, economic and sociopolitical sustainability of properties of familybased coffee production with different levels of use of agroecological ...

Defining when an agroecosystem can be considered healthy is one of the challenges faced by both family farmers and extension workers and researchers. There are several methodologies of visual evaluation of indicators that ...

Rapadura is a traditional product made from sugar cane juice (Saccharum officinarum L.). It is very popular in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti, where it is commonly used by the rural population. It ...

The municipality of Altinópolis is historically recognized by coffee farms and tourist attractions, and currently local agriculture has diversified and is under agribusiness pressure. To analyze and compare the sustainability ...

The adopted model of agriculture in the northeast of Brazil, has caused the degradation of the caatinga, reducing the soil productive capacity, income generation and food security in the semi-arid region. The preservation ...