Certification rules for the fruit agri-business

Abstract

Orcharding is an activity with a high multiplier effect on income and it represents one of the main alternatives for the generation of employment in the development of agribusiness in Brazil. Certification aims to raise the standards of quality, adding value to the product and may contribute to competitiveness in the fruit industry as it is an important requirement for entry the international market. This paper conducts a systematic review of the scientific literature about the trade requirements and procedures required for the export of fruit, mapping the intellectual production developed over the last ten years. The universe of data collection comprised databases (SciELO, Scopus and Science Direct), Brazilian journals and conference proceedings in the area, following a standard literature search for systematic coherent keywords. The results show that the consumer is more aware about the whole supply chain and that the certification produces benefits not only related to the production process but also associated to environmental and social sustainability.

Multicriteria evaluation model for organizational performance management applied to the Polo Fruit Exporter of the São Francisco Valley

“…It can be considered that the three alternatives mentioned before are directly related to the organizational culture of a company when analyzing the theoretical assumptions about the relationship of performance management within organizational culture. It is worth noting that the maintenance of licenses are an important condition for the companies that produce and export fruits to compete in the international market (Silva et al, 2014). The A 7 alternative ''Maintenance of Licences" ranked last in the ranking which is justified by the fact that the acquisition and maintenance of certificates are treated as isolated processes within companies.…”

“…The A 7 alternative ''Maintenance of Licences" ranked last in the ranking which is justified by the fact that the acquisition and maintenance of certificates are treated as isolated processes within companies. This process has no influence on organizational performance management (Silva et al, 2014).…”

“…In this sense, GlobalGAP and Tesco certifications are requirements of the European market when buying them from Brazil (Silva et al, 2014). The company currently has 45 employees in its permanent staff, and in the harvest period this number may reach 80 people.…”