The goal of this study is a comparative analysis between agroecological and conventional small coffee farms. We investigate fifteen coffee farms in the East region of Minas Gerais, a Brazilian rural region based on coffee production, using a multicriteria analysis (MCA) with economic, social and...

A main problem in emerging countries is the reduction of poverty in rural areas with sustainable agricultural systems. This study analyses differences between agroecology (a pattern of sustainable economic development with ecological processes directed to reduce production costs and support...