Perception of the sanitary surveillance regulations by family farmers from Joaçaba, Herval d'Oeste, and Luzerna, Brazil

Authors

  • Augusto Fischer , Professor e pesquisador no Mestrado Profissional em Administração, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (SC), Brasil Author
  • Daniela Marini , Aluna de graduação e bolsista de iniciação científica do curso de Administração da Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc), Florianópolis (SC), Brasil Author
  • Cesar Augustus Winck , Professor e pesquisador no Mestrado Profissional em Administração, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc), Florianópolis (SC), Brasil Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol32n95.2898

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the perceptions of family farmers regarding sanitary regulations on the production and tradeof their products in the municipalities of Joaçaba, Herval d'Oeste, and Luzerna, in the Midwest of Santa Catarina, Brazil.The perspectives of quantitative and qualitative research, exploratory and descriptive approach, and the procedures of fieldand documentary research were used. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews applied to 135 familyfarmers and supplemented with observations. The interviews were conducted in local rural workers unions and the tradefair of colonial goods in Joaçaba. We found that farmers recognize the need of sanitary rules; however, requirements areexcessive and expensive, hindering adjustments, particularly for farmers with small-scale production and low income. Weidentified the need for public initiatives for implementing sanitary regulations in family farmers daily lives.

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Author Biographies

  • Augusto Fischer, , Professor e pesquisador no Mestrado Profissional em Administração, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (SC), Brasil
    Professor e pesquisador no Mestrado Profissional em Administração.
  • Daniela Marini, , Aluna de graduação e bolsista de iniciação científica do curso de Administração da Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc), Florianópolis (SC), Brasil
    Aluna de Graduação do curso de Administração. da Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - Unoesc. Bolsista de Iniciação Científica
  • Cesar Augustus Winck, , Professor e pesquisador no Mestrado Profissional em Administração, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc), Florianópolis (SC), Brasil
    Professor e pesquisador no Mestrado Profissional em Administração.

Published

2016-06-03

How to Cite

Perception of the sanitary surveillance regulations by family farmers from Joaçaba, Herval d’Oeste, and Luzerna, Brazil. (2016). Gestão & Regionalidade, 32(95). https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol32n95.2898