Análise da estrutura, conduta, desempenho da cadeia produtiva dos produtos orgânicos e agroecológicos no município de Dourados - MS

Abstract

This study addresses the complex relationship between agroecology and organic agriculture and the diversity of views that surround them, making them synonymous, even with their particularities of production. In this context, the research presents the advantages and disadvantages of the organic and agroecological production chain in the fruit and vegetables segment in the municipality of Dourados-MS, since these have as singularity the use of sustainable cultivation practices. Thus, the performance of production chains was analyzed according to the agents involved and their individual behaviors before each structure. Semi- structured questionnaires were applied with open and closed questions, with certifying entities, organic and agroecological producers, as well as consumers. The data collected by the study were confronted through the SWOT analysis, which highlighted the relevant points by classifying them as strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities of each productive chain, allowing the best comparison between the structures. The results of the study show that the differences presented in the performance of the productive chains are conditioned to particular factors of each one, confirming then that although the cultivation is carried out under the ecological and sustainable management and the integral links are also the same, The pipelines are different and hence the performance of the chains as well.