Production chains based on biodiversity to generate jobs and income in the states of Amazonas and São Paulo

• Grant number: 20/08886-1
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2021
• End date: May 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Administration of Specific Sectors
• Agreement: FAPEAM
• Principal Investigator: Jacques Marcovitch
• Grantee: Jacques Marcovitch
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade (FEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Gleriani Torres Carbone Ferreira ; Graziella Maria Comini ; Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes ; Vanessa Cuzziol Pinsky

Abstract

The main objective of the research is to identify critical factors to increase the competitiveness of productive chains based on biodiversity in the State of Amazonas, especially those with high consumption potential in the State of São Paulo. The components of the production chains will be analyzed locally. The inhibiting and propelling factors for high performance will be identified, and solutions to the identified problems proposed. This is a descriptive-exploratory study is based on the principles of action research. A multiple case study will be used, considering four units of analysis - the pirarucu, açaí, cocoa and Brazil nut chains. At the conclusion of the research, public policy recommendations for job and income generation, food security and citizenship education will be prioritized. The knowledge acquired, including technology forecasting and assessment, will be disseminated through printed (book and articles) and digital (website and videos) media. The systematization of cases will identify current and innovative business practices and propose replicable frameworks in other sectoral chains. These frameworks will include metrics for monitoring the governance of production chain components and articulation. In order to obtain results and generate impact, stakeholders from public and private entities will be engaged throughout the research in an advisory council on the design, conduct, dissemination and monitoring of the empirical results. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SAES, MARIA SYLVIA MACCHIONE; SAES, BEATRIZ MACCHIONE; FEITOSA, ELIS REGINA MONTE; POSCHEN, PETER; VAL, ADALBERTO LUIS; MARCOVITCH, JACQUES. When Do Supply Chains Strengthen Biological and Cultural Diversity? Methods and Indicators for the Socio-Biodiversity Bioeconomy. SUSTAINABILITY, v. 15, n. 10, p. 18-pg., 2023-05-15. (20/08886-1)