Evaluation of the technological, environmental and social variables on the production units by the organic growers certified by ABIO, in Rio de Janeiro State. / Avaliação das variáveis tecnológicas, ambientais e sociais nas unidades de produção dos agricultores orgânicos certificados pela ABIO, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

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2006

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The objective of this research was to diagnose organic production in Rio de Janeiro State, through the analysis of the annual visit reports produced by ABIO (certification agency of Rio de Janeiro state) certification agents from 1999 through 2002. The research covered 239 visit reports, from 156 organic growers located at various areas of Rio de Janeiro State. All variables contained on the reports were transferred to computer worksheets. They were then, classified into one of the three axes: technological, environmental or social. Each variable was then divided into items, which were scored, according to its conformity to the organic production rules. Basic statistics were applied to the individual variables which were discussed individually. Then, all scores were standardized by subtracting from the average and dividing by the standard deviation and submitted to an ordination by the three axes - technological, environmental and social. This ordination enabled a group diagnosis of the variables belonging to the three axes. A classification of the growers was then performed, by the sum of the scores for each axis for each year. Most variables contained on the report fitted on the technological axis. The majority of growers used techniques permitted by the legislation; however, no distinction seemed to be made between the recommended and the restricted practices by the growers, since they were used indistinguishably by growers with different profiles and from different regions. The heterogeneity verified among different growers, was in part, a result of the different degrees of conversion into the organic system. There was no relation between time of experience by the grower, with the level of adoption of recommended or restricted practices. The environmental axis also showed a very heterogeneous scenario, with no clear trend towards the location, time of experience, or degree of adoption of technologies. Market issues were the main cause of both, motivation of farmers to enter organic production as well as the main concern for the future of their properties.

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sistemas de produção diagnóstico de propriedades rurais fitotecnia organic agriculture certification technology adoption agricultura orgânica certificação rural appraisal

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