This work aimed at studying the contributions from the alternative rural educational practices in the process of construction of local development. In this context the study sought to understanding the manifestations of local development expressed in Comunidade do Giral-ES (Giral Community) and...

Consumers’ attitude about health, food safety and the environment has increased the demand for organic food products such as meat, chicken and others. The purpose of this exploratory research was to identify the relevant factors for organic chicken purchase decision. A survey with 110...

The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the influence of two distinct programs over the coffee consumption in Brazil. The first one is the implementation of “Plano Real†and it’s consequences in terms of monetary stabilization and income growing. The second refers to a...

The present study had as major objective to analyze the implementation process of the coffee quality program (CQP) and its implications on the roasted and ground coffee companies in Brazil. Firstly, the philosophy and the objectives of CQP were described in the construction of a theoretical...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the values that characterize the organizational culture institutionalized in the constitution of the Escola Superior de Agricultura de Lavras (ESAL) from the institutionalist theory. The school gets its name in 1938 but was founded in 1908, when the Rev....

This paper, by inserting itself in the field of study that has tried to display some thoughts on the pedagogic practices brought by the new educational technologies, aimed at uncovering the meanings attributed by both students and teachers to the use of the technology of information as a...

This paper describes a comparison on farmers’ participation in farmers’ organisations and attempts to explain why they prefer to carry out production and marketing activities by themselves. It also examines the implications of the findings for rural extension and related services....

Reduction in coffee consumption has required from coffee organizations the development of marketing techniques so as to creating value to their product as well as reaching consumer’s satisfaction. This work aimed at identifying questions on coffee consumers’ desires, perceptions,...

The agroforest systems - SAFs - allow the balance between production and biodiversity conservation. The objective of this paper is to measure the results and impacts of SAFs in Alto Jequitinhonha, in the Northeastern region of Minas Gerais, investigating features related to the household...