Family farm sustainability in southern Brazil: An application of agri-environmental indicators

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 243-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lúcio André de O. Fernandes ◽  
Philip J. Woodhouse
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Farm Sustainability

Development of agri-environmental indicators to assess dairy farm sustainability in Quebec, Eastern Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 421-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Bélanger ◽  
Anne Vanasse ◽  
Diane Parent ◽  
Guy Allard ◽  
Doris Pellerin
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Farm Sustainability

scholarly journals Waterborne diseases classification and relationship with social-environmental factors in Florianópolis city – Southern Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cesa ◽  
G. Fongaro ◽  
C. R. M. Barardi
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Population Type ◽  
Group A ◽  
Social Environmental

This study aimed to investigate and classify the occurrence of waterborne diseases in Florianópolis city, Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil and to correlate these diseases with the following social-environmental indicators of the local population: type of water supply, adequate collection and sewage treatment, areas of flooding and domestic water tank cleaning. Reports of outpatients were analyzed for surveillance of waterborne diseases during the period of 2002 to 2009. Waterborne diseases were classified into four groups: Group A: diarrheal diseases; Group B: parasitological diseases; Group C: skin diseases and Group D: eye diseases. The diarrheal, parasitological and skin diseases were the most frequently reported. Waterborne diseases belonging to Group A in all sites were correlated with other waterborne diseases groups, which can be an indicator of the circulation of other waterborne diseases. Regarding the social-environmental indicators assessed, the most correlated with waterborne diseases were the origin and quality of the water supply, followed by inadequate collection and treatment of sewage, frequent flooding, and finally the lack of cleanliness of the water reservoir. The results highlight the need for policies aiming for improvement of the sanitation service in the maintenance of human, animal and environmental health.

scholarly journals Assessing sustainability of different forms of farm organization: adaptation of IDEA method to rubber family farms in Thailand

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-87
Author(s):  
Cécile Biret ◽  
Céline Buttard ◽  
Michaël Farny ◽  
Damien Lisbona ◽  
Penporn Janekarnkij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Ecological Scale ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Farm Organization ◽  
Tropical Areas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Farm Sustainability

Description of the subject. With increasing concerns on the sustainability of agricultural systems, many tools have been developed to assess farm sustainability. Objectives. The main objective of this study was to assess and compare the sustainability of different forms of family farm organization. A second objective was to test the relevance of the IDEA method (Indicateurs de Durabilité des Exploitations Agricoles or Farm Sustainability Indicators) to compare tree-crop-based family farms in tropical areas. Method. Percentages of sustainability were calculated based on individual interviews conducted with 25 rubber farmers representing three different types of farm (typology based on the labor used for farming activities), using three scales and 10 components. Results. The socio-territorial scale was the weak point of the rubber farms. In contrast, the economic scale was relatively the best asset on all farms. The factor that most differentiated the three types of farm was the agro-ecological scale followed by the socio-territorial scale. The economic scale did not discriminate. Moreover, only the diversity of production and efficiency components showed a notable difference between the different types of farm. Conclusions. Overall, the three types of farm with contrasting forms of farm organization were not much different in terms of sustainability performance. Family business farms with managerial family labor appeared to be the least sustainable. Thus, as family business farms are becoming more and more important in Thai agriculture, if these results are confirmed on a broader scale, this represents an issue for the sustainability of the Thai rubber sector that would require government intervention.

scholarly journals Quality parameters, mineral profile and correlation of origin and physical-chemical parameters of Apis mellifera honey produced in southern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e49
Author(s):  
Franciéli Possa Da Rosa ◽  
Ledieli Belmonte Soares ◽  
Cássio Marques Resmim ◽  
Maíne Gavioli Boff ◽  
Luana Passamani De Moraes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Mineral Profile

Beehive products, including honey, are valuable environmental indicators, as bees transport compounds in the environment by transferring them to the hive. Environmental pollutants can reduce the quality of honey and represent a risk for consumers. In this work, we characterised honey samples of Apis mellifera from different cities of the Rio Grande do Sul state (southern Brazil), sold without any inspection. A total of 23 honey samples were collected from 11 cities of Rio Grande do Sul. We carried out Lugol’s and Lund’s tests, analysed the electrical conductivity (EC), pH, and acidity of the honey samples, and determined their moisture, ash, reducing sugar, apparent sucrose, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), and diastase contents. Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis was performed to determinate the mineral profile of the samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to the physicochemical data in order to differentiate the honey samples based on their origin. The analysis of the physicochemical parameters indicated that seven samples (30.4%) showed deviations from the reference values. PCA accounted for 90.03% of the variance with the first four principal component variables. Most samples were separated by the city of origin, supporting the possibility of using honey as an environmental marker.

Corticolous lichens as environmental indicators in urban areas in southern Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1319-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Isabel Käffer ◽  
Suzana Maria de Azevedo Martins ◽  
Camila Alves ◽  
Viviane Camejo Pereira ◽  
Jandyra Fachel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Southern Brazil

scholarly journals Exploring the Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Family Farm Member Conflict Experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8486
Author(s):  
Emily A. Paskewitz
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
The Family ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Farm Sustainability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Relational Process ◽  
Conflict Types

Family farm sustainability traditionally focuses on economic and environmental issues. However, sustaining family farms also relies on understanding how to sustain the relationships contained therein. Emotional intelligence (EI) is an important means through which family farm members can sustain relationships, especially when handing conflict between members. This paper focused on how four EI dimensions (awareness of own emotion, management of own emotion, awareness of others’ emotions, management of others’ emotions) could prevent four types of conflict within family farms (task, relational, process, and status). Family farm participants (N = 204) were recruited through social media posts and emails to specialty agricultural groups and agencies, and students at a university. Hierarchical regression results showed that awareness of own emotions, management of own emotions, and management of others’ emotions negatively predicted task, relational, process, and status conflict. Awareness of others’ emotions did not predict any conflict types. Theoretically, this article points to the importance of considering all four EI dimensions, since they impact conflict types differently. For the family farm members, being aware of their own emotions and being able to manage emotional responses in themselves and others can help prevent conflict from occurring, thereby sustaining both family and business relationships for the future.

Validation of a screening instrument for postpartum depression in Southern Brazil

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Carlos Zubaran ◽  
Katia Foresti ◽  
Marina Verdi Schumacher ◽  
Aline Luz Amoretti ◽  
Lucia Cristina Muller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Screening Instrument ◽  
Southern Brazil

Challenges of the Crisis: How to Measure Sustainable Development?

2015 ◽  
pp. 147-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bobylev ◽  
N. Zubarevich ◽  
S. Solovyeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Indicators ◽  
Adjusted Net Savings

The article emphasizes the fact that traditional socio-economic indicators do not reflect the challenges of sustainable development adequately, and this is particularly true for the widely-used GDP indicator. In this connection the elaboration of sustainable development indicators is needed, taking into account economic, social and environmental factors. For Russia, adaptation and use of concepts and basic principles of calculation methods for adjusted net savings index (World Bank) and human development index (UNDP) as integral indicators can be promising. The authors have developed the sustainable development index for Russia, which aggregates and allows taking into account balanced economic, social and environmental indicators.

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