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Technical and environment aspects of the organic production on citric region of Caí Valley, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

There's a growing concern about the need for production and consumption of healthier food, without pesticides and chemical fertilizers. The practice of organic agriculture appears in this context, but still shows little assessed results in the academic and scientific context. Thus, this research is aimed at the diagnoses of organic production of citrus in the region of Caí Valley, in southern Brazil. Initially eight producers were selected, all already converted to the organic production system. To carry out the research, semi-structured surveys were applied, seeking the diagnoses of technical and environmental aspects. The organic producers have shown to be satisfied with the organic production system. Moreover, show good knowledge about the environment, plants, soil and agrobiological processes, which is possible technical events and meetings, between these of the Ecocitrus cooperative. The constant sharing of experiences among organic producers has improved their technical qualification, besides providing better awareness in the political, economic and social aspects.

citrus; fruit production; production system; organic production


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