Identification and Use of Latent Variables in the Analysis of The Effects of Certification on Cocoa Farms in the Transamazon
Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19(1), P. e010781 - e010781
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Objective:
The
goal
of
this
research
was
to
identify
and
analyze
the
effects
certifications
on
value-adding
in
all
links
cocoa
supply
chain,
with
special
focus
productive
efficiency,
training
inclusion
human
capital,
use
good
sustainable
practices.
Theoretical
framework:
We
applied
Inclusive
Sustainable
Value
Chain
concept
Reverse
Asymmetric
Information
theory
analysis
certification,
premium
pricing
formation
management
farms
Trans-Amazonian
region.
Exploratory
Factorial
Analysis
(EFA)
used
latent
factors
or
variables
associated
effect
certification
improve
life
quality
producers.
Results
conclusion:
Female
20%,
which
consistent
reality
family
farming
state
Pará.
EFA
identified
four
variables,
explained
77.059%
total
variance
data.
To
explain
certified
Transamazon
region,
Productive
Efficiency,
Human
Capital
Formation,
Certification
Power
Certified
Farm
contributed
22.054%,
21.63%,
17.03%
16.35%
respectively.
It
is
concluded
that
improved
efficiency
capital
activity
but
unable
prevent
deforestation.
Research
implications:
analyzed
have
led
progresses
through
crop
practices
improvements
working
conditions.
However,
limitations
livelihoods,
labor
recruitment,
access
credit,
reduction
deforestation
remain.
Premium
variable
must
be
adjusted
increase
effectiveness
differentiating
products
inserting
them
into
global
food
chains.
Originality/value:
According
68%
respondents,
paid
for
does
not
compensate
social
opportunity
costs
ecosystem
services
standing
forest,
limits
meeting
needs
well-being
producers,
preservation
biodiversity
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Language: Английский
Sociobioeconomic Effects of the Transition of Cocoa Grown in Agroforestry Systems to Full Sun in the Amazon
Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19(1), P. e010739 - e010739
Published: Jan. 23, 2025
Objective:
The
goal
of
this
research
was
to
analyze
the
socioeconomic
and
environmental
factors
that
define
technological
transition
in
microregion
Altamira.
Theoretical
framework:
Cocoa
(Theobroma
cacao
L.)
farming
agroforestry
systems
(AFS),
which
have
always
been
structuring
base
production
chain,
now
combined
with
monoculture
system
also
called
full-sun
cocoa
system.
good
practices
used
differ
from
perspective
sustainable
development:
AFS
operates
social
dimensions
economic
dimensions.
Results
conclusion:
four
latent
variables
identified
by
Explanatory
Factorial
Analysis
(EFA)
indicated
sociobioeconomic
feasibility
is
higher
than
Full-sun
system,
currently
being
implemented
Trans-Amazon
region.
conclusion
dominated
long-term
generation
may
include
new
dynamics
progress
certification
access
carbon
ecosystems
services
market.
Research
implications:
How
do
stakeholders
notice
effects
a
combination
supply
chain?
EFA
applied
data
sample
chain
strengths
weaknesses
via
Full-sun.
Originality/value:
based
only
on
highest
productivity
resulted
use
chemicals,
mechanization
credit.
presents
yield,
inclusion,
biodiversity
preservation,
reducedy
greenhouse
gases
emissions.
Therefore,
organization
producers,
market
can
make
region
more
competitive,
inclusive,
sustainable.
Language: Английский
The Effects of Asymmetric Information on Socio-Environmental Hedonic Price Formation and Performance of Agroextractive Cooperatives in the Amazon
Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19(4), P. e011924 - e011924
Published: April 10, 2025
Objective:
The
objective
of
the
study
was
to
estimate
participation
economic,
social
and
environmental
forces
in
formation
production
costs
product
prices.
Theoretical
Framework:
theory
innovated
by
including
opportunity
ecosystem
services
optimize
effects
information
asymmetry
on
Socio-environmental
Hedonic
Prices
(SHP)
efficiency
managing
açaí,
tucumã,
murumuru
andiroba
value
chains
negotiated
agro-extractive
cooperatives
Amazon.
Method:
methodology
defined
a
cost
function
support
construction
cash
flow
systems
scale
production,
liabilities
other
indicators
socio-bioeconomic
viability.
Results
Discussion:
results
indicate
that
use
more
productive
ecological
practices
can
combine
differentiation
terms
quality
sustainability
with
adjusting
production;
making
viable
negotiate
products
national
international
markets
at
socio-environmental
price.
share
total
was,
respectively,
40.3%,
46.8%
12.9%
for
açaí;
41.2%,
25.3%
23.6%
tucumã;
38.5%,
40.4%
21.1%
murumuru;
37.1%,
36.6%
26.3%
andiroba.
SHP
estimated
showed
values
above
reference
prices
paid
companies:
49.31%
açaí
fruit;
59.48%
fresh
tucumã
56.57%
kernels;
62.25%
seeds.
Research
Implications:
conclusion
is
certification
has
little
impact
increasing
income
spending
consumption
food
security,
because
market
price
does
not
cover
natural
assets
average
around
½
hectare
per
family
farmer
or
extractivist.
Originality/Value:
research
contributes
literature
through
original
hedonic
explicit
inclusion
social,
costs.
lies
creation
traded
farmers
extractivists
Language: Английский