ECONOMICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRAINTS IN THE ADOPTION OF AGROECOLOGICAL METHODS A CASE STUDY IN MINAS GERAIS – BRAZIL

Regina Aparecida Leite de Camargo (1) , Julieta Teresa Aier de Oliveira (1)

1 UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas = University of Campinas

This text traces the trajectory of the Agroecological Association of Ouro Fino (AAOF) during its ten years of existence. Located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais , Brazil, Ouro Fino's territory presents a diversified agriculture based on family labour with coffee as its main cash crop. The AAOF came into existence in 1999 with the objective of helping small local farmers in the practice of a sustainable agriculture both from an environmental as well as economic and social stand point. Nevertheless, despite the visible achievements, mainly the sale of members' production in the organic market, the Association has not yet succeeded in increasing significantly the number of affiliates particularly among family farmers. We try here to examine the reasons that have motivated current members to join and the possible causes of the difficulty in increasing their number.

Mots clés: family farming; farmers association; organic agriculture

Domaines: Agriculture, économie et politique

Regina Aparecida Leite de Camargo, Julieta Teresa Aier de Oliveira. ECONOMICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRAINTS IN THE ADOPTION OF AGROECOLOGICAL METHODS A CASE STUDY IN MINAS GERAIS – BRAZIL. ISDA 2010, Jun 2010, Montpellier, France. 10 p. ⟨hal-00523372⟩