Overcoming the Challenges of Sustainable Family Agriculture in Southern Brazil: Contributions to the 2030 Agenda

Leila Dal Moro, Janaina Mazutti, Luciana Londero Brandli, Yasmin Gomes Casagranda and Giana de Vargas Mores
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Leila Dal Moro: Postgraduate Program in Business Administration, Business School, IMED, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Janaina Mazutti: Postgraduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UPF, Passo Fundo 99052-900, Brazil
Luciana Londero Brandli: Postgraduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UPF, Passo Fundo 99052-900, Brazil
Yasmin Gomes Casagranda: Postgraduate Program in Public Administration, UFMS, Campo Grande 79051-350, Brazil
Giana de Vargas Mores: Postgraduate Program in Business Administration, Business School, IMED, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-12

Abstract: Concerning sustainability and food production, efforts are made by social, political, and environmental actors to enact changes in production and consumption patterns and adopt new management models and instruments. Hunger, waste, poor distribution of food, and low diversity affect many countries, and small family farmers are abandoning their activities due to the challenges which minimize the possibilities of contemplating SDG 12. Local production and SDG 12 favor access to safe and cheaper food, thereby encouraging food security and minimizing food waste. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with the participation of local actors in 16 municipalities in southern Brazil. The study took a qualitative research approach and content analysis was used as a mode of investigation. It was then possible to provide assistance to the decision-making process of local and regional public authorities in terms of development to support sustainable production and consumption. This study highlights the contribution of family agriculture to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 12. The study presents guidelines and means of implementation for a more sustainable family agriculture, as well as attributes to the challenges of the sector. With this approach, it was possible to connect the problem with the solutions, classifying them by thematic axes.

Keywords: sustainable development goals; sustainable production; sustainable consumption; challenges; implementation means; family farming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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