Os desafios na formação de um circuito curto de comercialização: uma análise da olericultura em Conceição do Jacuípe

Abstract

Family farming has played a fundamental role in food production in the country, and especially in achieving sustainable levels of food security for the Brazilian population. At this juncture, it is necessary for farmers to be able to produce food and from there to draw their own family's livelihood, either through public policies intended for them or in the improvement of marketing systems that benefit them. The present study sought to identify the main challenges in the formation of a short circuit of commercialization olerícola in the municipality of Conceição do Jacuípe, considering that the strengthening of family agriculture is the main requirement to maintain the economic reproduction of the families who live from what they remove from the land . Regarding the objectives, this research is exploratory and descriptive. Regarding the approach, this study presents a qualitative nature, since it is not concerned with numerical representativeness, but rather with the understanding of the local productive segment. The sample was cut in the communities of Bessa and Oitizeiro, where 21 farmers were interviewed, as well as the manager of the municipality's agriculture department. The results showed that the challenges of the olericultura in the municipality are not only restricted to commercialization, such as: the presence of the middleman, constant price fluctuation, the effectiveness of public policies and especially information and integration of local actors were some of the aspects observed during the course of search. In addition, the farmers' age range was shown to be equally relevant in the commercialization diagnosis in short circuits.