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| Bellon, Stéphane; Santiago de Abreu, Lucimar; Valarini, Pedro J.. |
| Organic farming (OF) is increasingly considered as a possible alternative for designing a "new rural" in Brazil, where OF covers a wide range of production and certification systems. However, the ways small farmers adopt OF in green belts to meet an urban demand in organic vegetables have not been extensively investigated. Likewise, the impact of such practices on environmental quality components has not been sufficiently documented. Our objective was to relate forms of organisation to environmental assessment in a watershed where organic horticulture significantly contributes to landscape and water quality. We showed how small farmers were organised or how they organised themselves to meet urban demands and develop OF. We assumed that associated practices... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Community development. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/4312/4/4312%2DBellon_etal_4p_revised%2Ded.pdf |
