A logística de produção e comercialização na Rede Ecovida de Agroecologia

Abstract

The current global questions that concern the human being, as climate changes, food security and sustainability, may be found alternatives in rural areas. The goal of this research consists in characterize the production logistics and commercialization of Ecovida Network of Agroecology. The methodoly to realize the teorical study used the procedure of bibliografic research that consists in review the literature of authors that discuss the social dimenssions, economics and ambientals in the contexto of sustainability. The method Case Study allow to know with greater depht os Ecovida Network of Agroecology. Ecovida’s logistics is structured from participative and solidarity institution; from encounter amplified as a place of dialogue and knowledge between tecnology and tradicional know; from participative certification as a quality differential and garanty of food safety; and from commercialization circuit that leads access to markets and diversity of products. Ecovida Network of Agroecology is a network inside other networks that communicate, cooperate and overcome limits through information fluxes, products and knowledge, supporting human being as main value. The mains logistic bottleneck identified corresponds to the lack of workforce, such as financial resource, the transportation and produtcs price. The direct commercialization through the fairs, direct sales and public calls of food purchase, are the most common commercialization chanels used by the family farmers. Concludes that Ecovida Network of Agroecology incorporates progressively the sustainability dimesions, allying the natural questions and society, promoving cooperations between the family farmers and rural sustainability.