Agricultura orgânica: aspectos históricos, normativos e econômicos.

Roberto dos SANTOS, Márcio; de Sales SILVA, José Crisólogo

Organic agriculture is of great importance for Brazil and the world, for maintaining the original quality of food. The production and consumption of organic food have been occupying more and more space in the world's agri-food systems. The objective of this work was to geographically study the production of organic food in the world and in Brazil. Studying the historical, normative and economic aspects for organic production, its trend and importance from a descriptive review of the theme. The present study is based on a systematic literature review, conducted in October and November 2022. The work was developed based on research in public and open databases: SciELO; Google Scholar and Digital Library of Periodics. In order to corroborate the study, we also used: Federal decrees, technical standards and normative instructions. The following phrases were used in the searches: Organic Agriculture; Historical Aspects; Regulatory and Economic. Initially, 43 papers were pre-selected and, after evaluation, 17 articles were used in this review. The final considerations show that: Organic agriculture is a great alternative for small, medium and large producers, as the market has been expanding and diversifying its products every year. The number of consumers of organic products is only increasing. About 2 to 10 percent per year, in Brazil and worldwide, respectively. As a result, there may be an increase in productive areas and, consequently, new farmers will possibly start producing.

BRAZIL; ORGANIC foods; ORGANIC products; FOOD consumption; FOOD quality; DIGITAL libraries; ECONOMIC databases

Diversitas Journal, 2024, Vol 9, Issue 2, p631

2525-5215

Academic Journal

10.48017/dj.v9i2.2623