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

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 pineappl...

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Autor: Sabbag, Omar Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repositorio:Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/3904
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/3904
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pineapple
EurepGap
environmental certification
Abacaxi
certificação ambiental
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Sumario: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.