FAMILY FARMING, ORGANIC FOODS AND THE NATIONAL FAMILY FARMING SEAL: CURRENT PANORAMA IN BRAZIL

Abstract

The organic agriculture65 of family farmers provides healthy food, reducing exposure to \ztoxic chemicals. The Brazilian government has support policies and programs, such as the National Family Agriculture Seal (SENAF), which identifies and values ​​products, providing consumers with security. In order to analyze the current scenario of family farming in Brazil based on official sources, this research adopts a complementary quantitative and qualitative approach, using the Thematic Analysis method. The data were obtained from the Brazilian Open Data Portal of the Federal Government, from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), called “Set of information on SENAF breeders and family farming products identified with the seal” of 2022. They were analyzed 2706 records of organic production family farmers, presenting food production, SENAF seals, cooperatives and family farmers and the Brazilian states of each occurrence. The results highlight the diversity in family farming producing organic products, emphasizing the need for more records to have a more complete and real profile, requiring technical support to increase the number of certifications. The study also allows inferences about the need for strategies to increase the consumption of organic products.