Agrifood markets of the Vale do Jaguari (RS): the case of fruits, vegetables and viridity (fvv)

A abertura comercial intensificada a partir da década de 1990, condicionou a internacionalização dos mercados. Por outro lado, as políticas públicas de compras institucionais de alimentos crescem, sobretudo após 2000, e juntamente com as novas demandas vem reconfigurando territórios e colocando em evidência teórico-prática os mercados. O artigo analisa os mercados de hortigranjeiros acessados por agricultores da região do Vale do Jaguari (RS), bem como as especificidades dos atores envolvidos, das unidades de produção e dos canais de comercialização presentes. Metodologicamente, utilizou-se o enfoque qualitativo e quantitativo, com aplicação de questionários junto a 179 fruticultores e 135 olericultores, além da análise de dados secundários. Dentre alguns resultados encontrados, destaca-se o envelhecimento da população rural, sendo a média de idade dos responsáveis pela produção de FLV de 52 anos. Soma-se a isso, o esvaziamento das propriedades, sendo que essas possuíam, em média, 3,2 residentes por propriedade. Quanto às especificidades dos mercados acessados pelos agricultores, constatou-se que as feiras são os principais acessados. Por fim, conclui-se que mesmo diante da competição dos atuais mercados agroalimentares, os mercados de proximidade predominam frente aos demais no Vale do Jaguari, seguido dos mercados locais e territoriais para as hortaliças e dos convencionais para as frutas.The commercial opening, intensified after the 1990s, conditioned the internationalization of the markets. On the other hand, public policies for institutional food purchases have grown mainly after 2000, and toguether with the new demands, comes reconfiguring territories and placing theoretical and practical evidence on markets. The article analyzes the horticultural markets accessed by farmers in the Jaguari Valley region, as well as the specificities of the actors involved, the production units and the commercialization channels present. Methodologically, the qualitative and quantitative approach was applied, with questionnaires applied to 179 fruit growers, 135 farmers, in addition to the analysis of secondary data. Among the results found, the aging of the rural population stands out, being the average age of those responsible for the production of FLV of 52 years. In addition to this, the emptying of properties, which had, on average, 3.2 residents per property. As for the specific features of the markets accessed by farmers, it has been found that fairs are the main markets accessed by them, both for fruits and for vegetables. Finally, it is concluded that even in the face of the competition of the current agrifood markets, the proximity markets predominate in comparison with the others in the Jaguari Valley, followed by the local and territorial markets for vegetables and the conventional ones for fruits.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

Agrifood markets of the Vale do Jaguari (RS): the case of fruits, vegetables and viridity (fvv)

A abertura comercial intensificada a partir da década de 1990, condicionou a internacionalização dos mercados. Por outro lado, as políticas públicas de compras institucionais de alimentos crescem, sobretudo após 2000, e juntamente com as novas demandas vem reconfigurando territórios e colocando em evidência teórico-prática os mercados. O artigo analisa os mercados de hortigranjeiros acessados por agricultores da região do Vale do Jaguari (RS), bem como as especificidades dos atores envolvidos, das unidades de produção e dos canais de comercialização presentes. Metodologicamente, utilizou-se o enfoque qualitativo e quantitativo, com aplicação de questionários junto a 179 fruticultores e 135 olericultores, além da análise de dados secundários. Dentre alguns resultados encontrados, destaca-se o envelhecimento da população rural, sendo a média de idade dos responsáveis pela produção de FLV de 52 anos. Soma-se a isso, o esvaziamento das propriedades, sendo que essas possuíam, em média, 3,2 residentes por propriedade. Quanto às especificidades dos mercados acessados pelos agricultores, constatou-se que as feiras são os principais acessados. Por fim, conclui-se que mesmo diante da competição dos atuais mercados agroalimentares, os mercados de proximidade predominam frente aos demais no Vale do Jaguari, seguido dos mercados locais e territoriais para as hortaliças e dos convencionais para as frutas.The commercial opening, intensified after the 1990s, conditioned the internationalization of the markets. On the other hand, public policies for institutional food purchases have grown mainly after 2000, and toguether with the new demands, comes reconfiguring territories and placing theoretical and practical evidence on markets. The article analyzes the horticultural markets accessed by farmers in the Jaguari Valley region, as well as the specificities of the actors involved, the production units and the commercialization channels present. Methodologically, the qualitative and quantitative approach was applied, with questionnaires applied to 179 fruit growers, 135 farmers, in addition to the analysis of secondary data. Among the results found, the aging of the rural population stands out, being the average age of those responsible for the production of FLV of 52 years. In addition to this, the emptying of properties, which had, on average, 3.2 residents per property. As for the specific features of the markets accessed by farmers, it has been found that fairs are the main markets accessed by them, both for fruits and for vegetables. Finally, it is concluded that even in the face of the competition of the current agrifood markets, the proximity markets predominate in comparison with the others in the Jaguari Valley, followed by the local and territorial markets for vegetables and the conventional ones for fruits.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

Agrifood markets of the Vale do Jaguari (RS): the case of fruits, vegetables and viridity (fvv)

A abertura comercial intensificada a partir da década de 1990, condicionou a internacionalização dos mercados. Por outro lado, as políticas públicas de compras institucionais de alimentos crescem, sobretudo após 2000, e juntamente com as novas demandas vem reconfigurando territórios e colocando em evidência teórico-prática os mercados. O artigo analisa os mercados de hortigranjeiros acessados por agricultores da região do Vale do Jaguari (RS), bem como as especificidades dos atores envolvidos, das unidades de produção e dos canais de comercialização presentes. Metodologicamente, utilizou-se o enfoque qualitativo e quantitativo, com aplicação de questionários junto a 179 fruticultores e 135 olericultores, além da análise de dados secundários. Dentre alguns resultados encontrados, destaca-se o envelhecimento da população rural, sendo a média de idade dos responsáveis pela produção de FLV de 52 anos. Soma-se a isso, o esvaziamento das propriedades, sendo que essas possuíam, em média, 3,2 residentes por propriedade. Quanto às especificidades dos mercados acessados pelos agricultores, constatou-se que as feiras são os principais acessados. Por fim, conclui-se que mesmo diante da competição dos atuais mercados agroalimentares, os mercados de proximidade predominam frente aos demais no Vale do Jaguari, seguido dos mercados locais e territoriais para as hortaliças e dos convencionais para as frutas.The commercial opening, intensified after the 1990s, conditioned the internationalization of the markets. On the other hand, public policies for institutional food purchases have grown mainly after 2000, and toguether with the new demands, comes reconfiguring territories and placing theoretical and practical evidence on markets. The article analyzes the horticultural markets accessed by farmers in the Jaguari Valley region, as well as the specificities of the actors involved, the production units and the commercialization channels present. Methodologically, the qualitative and quantitative approach was applied, with questionnaires applied to 179 fruit growers, 135 farmers, in addition to the analysis of secondary data. Among the results found, the aging of the rural population stands out, being the average age of those responsible for the production of FLV of 52 years. In addition to this, the emptying of properties, which had, on average, 3.2 residents per property. As for the specific features of the markets accessed by farmers, it has been found that fairs are the main markets accessed by them, both for fruits and for vegetables. Finally, it is concluded that even in the face of the competition of the current agrifood markets, the proximity markets predominate in comparison with the others in the Jaguari Valley, followed by the local and territorial markets for vegetables and the conventional ones for fruits.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

BacHBerry: BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits

BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits (BacHBerry) was a 3-year project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Union that ran between November 2013 and October 2016. The overall aim of the project was to establish a sustainable and economically-feasible strategy for the production of novel high-value phenolic compounds isolated from berry fruits using bacterial platforms. The project aimed at covering all stages of the discovery and pre-commercialization process, including berry collection, screening and characterization of their bioactive components, identification and functional characterization of the corresponding biosynthetic pathways, and construction of Gram-positive bacterial cell factories producing phenolic compounds. Further activities included optimization of polyphenol extraction methods from bacterial cultures, scale-up of production by fermentation up to pilot scale, as well as societal and economic analyses of the processes. This review article summarizes some of the key findings obtained throughout the duration of the project