ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT POST EUREPGAP CERTIFICATION FOR PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION IN GUARAÇAÍ, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Omar Jorge Sabbag UFG - Jataí

Keywords:

Pineapple, EurepGap, environmental certification

Abstract

The article addresses the role of certification in agricultural development. For that, an assessment of environmental impacts of certification under the European Retailers Produce Working Group - Good Agricultural Practices (EurepGap) was carried out in rural establishments dedicated to the pineapple production in Guaraçaí, São Paulo State (Brazil), a leading producing region in the country. EurepGap is a certification procedure based on Good Agricultural Practices, with voluntary participation, that intends to meet the consumers interests, in terms of food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and health, and workers safety and welfare. The approach proposed in this article focuses on agricultural certification as a process that can contribute towards the reduction of environmental impacts, as assessed with the Ambitec-Agro integrated indicators system.

KEY-WORDS: Pineapple; EurepGap; environmental certification.

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Author Biography

Omar Jorge Sabbag, UFG - Jataí

Economia, Administração e Planejamento Ambiental

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Published

2008-12-16

How to Cite

SABBAG, O. J. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT POST EUREPGAP CERTIFICATION FOR PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION IN GUARAÇAÍ, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 38, n. 4, p. 284–289, 2008. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/3904. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

Issue

v. 38, n. 4, Oct./Dec. 2008

Section

Research Article

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