02232naa a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400550006010000180011524501620013326000090029552011130030465000110141765000180142865000200144665000190146665000100148565000300149565000170152565000170154265000260155965300110158565300210159665300280161765300280164565300200167365300180169370000260171170000260173770000200176377300990178319386872018-11-26       2012    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttp://dx.doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2012.022.0132DOI1 aSCHNEIDER, S.  aIs a geographical certification a promising production and commercialization strategy for smallholder sheep farming in Ceará, Brazil?h[electronic resource]  c2012  aAbstract: Producing a local sheep meat product under a geographical certification label may enhance market competitiveness of smallholder farmers. This study focused on sheep farms in Ceará (Northeast Brazil); we explored their potential for adopting such a strategy, described the production chain of the salted, dried sheep meat product, and evaluated its potential certification. The study built on an existing unpublished dataset about the socio-economic conditions, production techniques, and commercialization characteristics of 129 sheep producers in the Tauá municipality. Multiple correspondence analysis followed by a nonhierarchical cluster analysis resulted in five farm clusters. In-depth interviews about socio-economic and production characteristics were conducted with a subsample of 23 farmers. The production chain was evaluated by applying methodological and data triangulation. The dried mutton product showed potential for geographical certification. However, essential preconditions for establishing a successful and sustainable geographic certification system were currently lacking.  aBrazil  aCertification  aFarming systems  aSemiarid zones  aSheep  aCertificação de produto  aOvinocultura  aRastreamento  aSistema de produção  aBrasil  aFood value chain  aGeographical indication  aIndicação geográfica  aRastreabilidade  aSocioeconomia1 aSIEGMUND-SCHULTZE, M.1 aHOLANDA JUNIOR, E. V.1 aALVES, F. S. F.  tJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Developmentgv. 2, n. 2, p. 107-127, 2012.