Feira agroecológica da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Campus Chapecó: um estudo de caso sobre feirantes, produtos e certificação

Abstract

The agroecology and solar economy fair at the Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS) is part of the Agroecology and Solidarity Economy: Space for Social and Educational Empowerment (PAEPS) program, and at the beginning of 2019. The objective of this work was characterize the profile of two farmers participating in the Agroecological Fair of the Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS), carry out or survey two products available for commercialization and the difficulties not in the certification process. The research has an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative character, with delimitation of the target audience of farmers affiliated to COOPERGAMBU. Queuing of data due to the application of a questionnaire with 12 producers through Google tools forms and through a telephone link. The questionnaire covers questions related to socioeconomic aspects of two interviewees, marketing and certification. The data obtained show that you have low education and advanced age. The fair represents an important activity for families with the sale of vegetables, fruits, cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts, cereals, bakery, jams, cheeses, honey, molasses and sugarcane juice. Few families have certification and the main challenges involve bureaucracy and custody to obtain two certificates, difficulties in managing pests and schools, and lack of support and public policies.