Caracterização da cadeia produtiva de hortaliças em sistema orgânico em Manaus, Amazonas

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the supply chain of organic vegetables in Manaus, Amazonas, formulating sustainability indicators for the production of vegetables by analyzing the degree of sustainability of organic vegetables production and evaluating theorganicmarketing vegetables compared with the non-organic vegetables. The production of organic vegetables in Manaus is incipient, production systems are in pursuit of sustainability and marketing is still small, however, there is already a trust between producers/retailers and consumers, and these are willing to pay a higher price for organic products.