Level of information and consumption of the population on organic products in Santana of the Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul
Journal Title: Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
The preoccupation with the contamination of the foods for pesticides residues they have been causing changes in the techniques of agricultural handling, with distinction for the organic production. However, a great piece of the population still does not know the definition of organic food, his benefits and his characteristics, when many distortions are her around the subject. In this context, this inquiry had as I aim to carry out the evaluation of the level of knowledge and accomplish of the population of local authority of the Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, on the products originating from the organic agriculture. The results showed up that the profile of the consumer of organic products is predominantly feminine (62,5 %), with complete degree of superior schooling (32,5 %), of middle social class (37,5 %), which are in search of a better quality of life, preservation of the health and for search of a healthy food. Since you should hamper to the consumption, the final price stands out in the market of retail trade, the lack of spread of the benefits and the small variety of offered organic foods. It is noticed that in the local authority there is a promising market for the marketing of the organic products, what will be able to be better explored he was seeing diffusion of informations to the population and better exhibition in the racks of the markets and of the markets.
Authors and Affiliations
Simone Braga Terra, José Enrique Lopes da Costa
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