Local productive arrangements for biodiesel production in Brazil - Environmental assessment of small-holder's integrated oleaginous crops management

Stachetti Rodrigues Géraldo, Aparecida Rodrigues Izilda, De Almeida Buschinelli Claudio Cesar, Antônio Ligo Marcos, Moreno Pires Adriana. 2009. Local productive arrangements for biodiesel production in Brazil - Environmental assessment of small-holder's integrated oleaginous crops management. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and SubTropics, 110 (1) : 59-71.

Quartile : Q3, Sujet : AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Résumé : Sustainability assessments were carried out in small-holders' farms in four territories where productive arrangements have been organized for production of minor oleaginous crops under the Brazilian biodiesel program. The study aimed at checking local impacts of the biodiesel productive chains at the rural establishment scale, and promoting the environmental performance of the selected farms, henceforth proposed as sustainable management demonstration units. Assessments were carried out with the APOIA-NovoRural system, which integrates 62 objective and quantitative indicators related to five sustainability dimensions: i) Landscape Ecology, ii) Environmental Quality (Atmosphere, Water and Soil), iii) Socio-cultural Values, iv) Economic Values and v) Management and Administration. The main results point out that, in general, the eco-logical dimensions of sustainability, that is, the Landscape Ecology and Atmosphere, Water, and Soil quality indicators, show adequate field conditions, seemingly not yet negatively affected by increases in chemical inputs and natural resources use predicted as important potential impacts of the agro-energy sector. The Economic Values indica-tors have been favorably influenced in the studied farms, due to a steadier demand and improved prices for the oleaginous crops. On the other hand, valuable positive consequences expected for favoring farmers' market insertion, such as improved Socio-cultural Values and Management & Administration indicators, are still opportunities to be materialized. The Environmental Management Reports issued to the farmers, based on the presented sustainability assessment procedures, offer valuable documentation and communication means for consolidating the organizational influence of the local productive arrangements studied. These productive arrangements were shown to be determinant for the selection of crop associations and diversification, as well as for the provision of technical assistance and the stabilization of demand - conditions that promote value aggregation and income improvements, favoring small-holders' insertion in the market. More importantly, these locally organized productive arrangements have been shown to strongly influence the valorization of natural resources and environmental assets, which are fundamental if sustainable rural development is to take place under the emerging agro-energy scenario.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : biocarburant, plante oléagineuse, Phaseolus vulgaris, Ricinus communis, Zea mays, Brassica rapa, petite exploitation agricole, Elaeis guineensis

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Brésil

Classification Agris : P06 - Sources d'énergie renouvelable
F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
E50 - Sociologie rurale

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 2 (2005-2013) - Biomasse énergie et sociétés du sud

Auteurs et affiliations

• Stachetti Rodrigues Géraldo, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Systèmes de pérennes (FRA)
• Aparecida Rodrigues Izilda, Embrapa Environment (BRA)
• De Almeida Buschinelli Claudio Cesar, Embrapa Environment (BRA)
• Antônio Ligo Marcos, Embrapa Environment (BRA)
• Moreno Pires Adriana, Embrapa Environment (BRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/551440/)

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