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Organic cocoa certification Brazil

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

71 farms in southern Bahia, totaling more than 3,700 hectares, began their organic certification process through the Biodynamic Institute in 2006 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

71 fincas en el sur de Bahía, totalizando más de 3,700 hectáreas, iniciaron su proceso de certificación orgánica a través del Instituto Biodinámico en el 2006 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic production

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

11% of the world's organic production area corresponds to Latin America, managing 8 million hectares (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 11% del área mundial de producción orgánica corresponde a América Latina, administrando 8 millones de hectáreas (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic agriculture

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

From 50.9 million hectares in 2015 to 69.8 million hectares in 2017 increased the global area of organic production(Sanchez et al., 2021).

De 50.9 millones de hectáreas en 2015 a 69.8 millones de hectáreas en 2017 aumentó el área mundial de producción orgánica (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic agriculture

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

25% was the average annual growth of organic agriculture in Brazil between 2009 and 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 25% fue el crecimiento promedio anual de la agricultura orgánica en Brasil entre 2009 y 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

https://www.scielo.br/j/sn/a/CJ477gcJRHbHG3QFzrtpNbh/?format=pdf

Production diversification

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of organic production in the municipality of Taperoá includes guaraná, cocoa, piassava, cassava and cloves, certified by IBD Certifications (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 100% de la producción orgánica en el municipio de Taperoá incluye guaraná, cacao, piassava, yuca y clavo, certificados por IBD Certifications (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic production systems

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of organic systems include designations such as ecological, biodynamic, natural, regenerative, biological, agroecological or permaculture according to Law 10.831/03 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 100% de los sistemas orgánicos incluyen denominaciones como ecológicos, biodinámicos, naturales, regenerativos, biológicos, agroecológicos o permacultura según la Ley 10.831/03 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Participatory verification Brazil

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the OPACs are made up of producers, consumers, technicians and researchers who carry out a self-certification process (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 100% de las OPACs están formadas por productores, consumidores, técnicos e investigadores que realizan un proceso de autocertificación (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Investment in the recovery of sugarcane

24/01/2021 Go to Evidence

PRONAF credit increases the commercialization of family farms and is reinforced with technical assistance, while seed delivery shows no significant impact (Wesz Junior et al., 2024).

Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de la Universidad de Brasília (UnB)

Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Mudanças Climáticas

Agriculture as a source of employment

19/03/2020 Go to Evidence

12% of the formal labor force in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Argentina was engaged in agriculture, mainly in rural areas (FAO, 2020).

El 12% de la mano de obra formal en Perú, Colombia, México, Costa Rica, Brasil, Chile y Argentina correspondió a la agricultura, sobre todo en las zonas rurales (FAO, 2020)

FAO (2020), El estado de los bosques del mundo 2020, Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Roma, www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca8642es

Atlantic Forest

01/08/2019 Go to Evidence

15% of Brazil's territory occupies the Atlantic Forest, a critical biome with 35% of the country's plants and the most threatened (Da Silva R. F. F. B. et al., 2019).

Da Silva, R. F. B., Batistella, M., Palmieri, R., Dou, Y., & Millington, J. D. (2019). Eco-certification protocols as mechanisms to foster sustainable environmental practices in telecoupled systems. Forest Policy and Economics, Volumen 105, 2019, páginas 52-63, ISSN 1389-9341.