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Biblioteca(s): | Epagri-Sede.
Tipo da produção científica: | Resumo em Anais de Congresso
Data corrente: | 04/09/2023
Data da última atualização: | 04/09/2023
Autoria: | VERDI, R.; CORREOSO, C. T. C.; RAYNS, F.; WRIGHT, J.; BOFF, M. I. C.; BOFF, P.
Título: | NATURAL FARMING SYSTEM: A MORE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR FAMILY FARMS RICE SYSTEMS IN SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL.
Ano de publicação: | 2023
Fonte/Imprenta: | In: SIMPÓSIO INTERNACIONAL CIÊNCIA, SAÚDE E TERRITÓRIO , 7., 2023, Lages, SC. Resumos... Lages, SC: Uniplac, 2023. p. 37
Idioma: | Inglês

Conteúdo:

Rice cropping presents sustainability challenges due to adverse effects such as land degradation,
pest resistance, and pollution, which were brought on by the Green Revolution. Natural Farming
(NF) emphasizes sustainable farming practices that rely on natural processes, reducing the need
for human intervention and artificial inputs, resulting in a farming system with minimal
environmental impact. This study aimed to investigate the sustainability of NF system on family
farms in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, by comparing it with other rice systems in the region.
Economic analysis and Synthesis in Emergy were used to assess four rice systems: High Yield
Conventional (HYC) system, Farmer Conventional (FC) system, Farmer Organic (FO) system,
and Natural Farming (NF) system. The NF system performed the best on most of the emergy
indicators assessed, indicating its greater sustainability potential. The NF system also generated
the highest net profit of $1188.87, which was $40.25, $49.65, and $76.19 more profitable than
the HYC, FC, and FO systems, respectively. Therefore, the findings suggest that the NF system
holds significant potential as an agroecological approach to sustainable rice production in Santa
Catarina, Brazil. Furthermore, these findings could guide policymakers and farmers in adopting
more sustainable practices that can help mitigate the adverse impacts of rice farming on the
environment and society. By promoting the use of agroecological approaches such as the NF
system, rice farming can be more sustainable in the long term while supporting farmers'
economic viability.

Thesagro: | Agroecology; Emergy; Masanobu Fukuoka; Natural Agriculture; Organic; Sustainability.
Categoria do assunto: | A Sistemas de Cultivo
URL: | http://intranetdoc.epagri.sc.gov.br/producao_tecnico_cientifica/DOC_58472.pdf
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