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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Meio Ambiente.
Data corrente: | 30/11/2009
Data da última atualização: | 17/05/2017
Autoria: | RODRIGUES, G. S.; RODRIGUES, I. A.; BUSCHINELLI, C. C. de A.; LIGO, M. A. V.; PIRES, A. M. M.
Afiliação: | GERALDO STACHETTI RODRIGUES, CNPMA; IZILDA APARECIDA RODRIGUES, Bolsista - Embrapa Meio Ambiente; CLAUDIO CESAR DE A BUSCHINELLI, CNPMA; MARCOS ANTONIO VIEIRA LIGO, CNPMA; ADRIANA MARLENE MORENO PIRES, CNPMA.
Título: | Local productive arrangements for biodiesel production in Brazil: Environmental assessment of small-holders integrated oleaginous crops management.
Ano de publicação: | 2009
Fonte/Imprenta: | Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, v. 110, n. 1, p. 61-73, 2009.
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Sustainability assessments were carried out in small-holders? farms in four territories where productive arrangements have been organized for production of minor oleagi- nous crops under the Brazilian biodiesel program. The study aimed at checking local impacts of the biodiesel productive chains at the rural establishment scale, and pro- moting the environmental performance of the selected farms, henceforth proposed as sustainable management demonstration units. Assessments were carried out with the APOIA-NovoRural system, which integrates 62 objective and quantitative indicators re- lated to &#64257;ve sustainability dimensions: i) Landscape Ecology, ii) Environmental Quality (Atmosphere, Water and Soil), iii) Socio-cultural Values, iv) Economic Values and v) Management and Administration. The main results point out that, in general, the eco- logical dimensions of sustainability, that is, the Landscape Ecology and Atmosphere, Water, and Soil quality indicators, show adequate &#64257;eld conditions, seemingly not yet negatively a&#64256;ected by increases in chemical inputs and natural resources use predicted as important potential impacts of the agro-energy sector. The Economic Values indica- tors have been favorably in&#64258;uenced in the studied farms, due to a steadier demand and improved prices for the oleaginous crops. On the other hand, valuable positive conse- quences expected for favoring farmers? market insertion, such as improved Socio-cultural Values and Management & Administration indicators, are still opportunities to be ma-terialized. The Environmental Management Reports issued to the farmers, based on the presented sustainability assessment procedures, o&#64256;er valuable documentation and com-munication means for consolidating the organizational in&#64258;uence of the local productive arrangements studied. These productive arrangements were shown to be determinant for the selection of crop associations and diversi&#64257;cation, as well as for the provision of technical assistance and the stabilization of demand - conditions that promote value aggregation and income improvements, favoring small-holders? insertion in the market. More importantly, these locally organized productive arrangements have been shown to strongly in&#64258;uence the valorization of natural resources and environmental assets, which are fundamental if sustainable rural development is to take place under the emerging agro-energy scenario.
Thesaurus Nal: | biodiesel.
Categoria do assunto: | P Recursos Naturais, Ciências Ambientais e da Terra
Registro original: | Embrapa Meio Ambiente (CNPMA)
Exemplares: | CNPMA - (8314-1) - UPC - AP - DD -  -  - 2009AP_05 - DIS