Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2016-09-02T19:04:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 NEIVAL XAVIER.pdf: 2054256 bytes, checksum: 9c292a5dad765ecbb5539d0a25ddb08c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-02T19:04:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NEIVAL XAVIER.pdf: 2054256 bytes, checksum: 9c292a5dad765ecbb5539d0a25ddb08c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-10 / This course conclusion work is linked to the Programa of Pós-Graduação in Direito, Relações Internacionais and Desenvolvimento, of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás – PUC/GO, and analyzes the possibility of ensuring that the Goiás cerrado rural worker can exercise their right to turn in their work functions consciously as to its environmental and sustainable responsibility. It starts with the hypothesis that it is possible to man, if truly want, keep working and making their living from the rural areas, though this does come to indiscriminately harm the environment by simply relying on his awareness that can be achieved through a specific environmental education for the rural working class of Goias Cerrado. The research brings accurate and current, relevant to this work, by merging into the essence of the importance of rural labor for the maintenance of life, from the perspective of the satisfactory production of food for human consumption worldwide. Also not least, includes reports on the conservation of the Cerrado, one of the main members of the biosphere and of the six major biomes. The applicability of the research conducted here is evidenced in the current situation, tangent to the lack of information that do achieve that effectively deals with the rural daily life, but this is not done in order to promote some organizations that, unfortunately, take advantage of the moment to more promote themselves through different media, than actually, to do something consistent to what is the bottom line, that is, the conscious rural production. A general investigation of the cerrado biome, compared to its basic characteristics, since the object of this work are social issues arising from the relationship rural-cerrado ecosystem work was developed. The methodology used to confirm the hypotheses of the rural labor and forms of minimally serious nature, was performed using the deductive-bibliographic research method, using existing doctrines and theories. / Este trabalho de conclusão de curso vincula-se ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito, Relações Internacionais e Desenvolvimento, da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás – PUC/GO, e, analisa a possibilidade de se garantir que o trabalhador rural do cerrado goiano possa exercer seu direito de ativar-se em suas funções laborais de forma consciente quanto à sua responsabilidade ambiental e sustentável. Parte-se da hipótese de que é possível ao ser humano, caso verdadeiramente queira, manter-se trabalhando e tirando o seu sustento do meio rural, sem que com isso venha a agredir indiscriminadamente o meio ambiente, bastando se fundar em sua conscientização que pode ser alcançada via de uma educação ambiental específica para essa classe trabalhista rural do Cerrado Goiano. A pesquisa traz informações precisas e atuais, pertinentes ao presente trabalho, fundando-se na essência da importância que tem o trabalho rural para a manutenção da vida, sob a ótica da necessidade da produção satisfatória de alimentos para o consumo humano mundial. Também não menos importante, apresenta relatos sobre a conservação do Cerrado, como um dos principais integrantes da biosfera e um dos seis principais biomas brasileiros. A aplicabilidade das pesquisas aqui realizadas e externadas é evidenciada, na atual conjuntura, tangente à carência de que se faça a informação alcançar a quem efetivamente lida com o cotidiano rural, mas que isso não seja feito de forma a promover algumas organizações que, lamentavelmente, se aproveitam do momento para muito mais se promoverem por meio das mais variadas mídias, do que efetivamente, se fazer algo condizente ao que é o cerne da questão, qual seja, a produção rural consciente. Foi desenvolvida uma averiguação geral do bioma cerrado, ante suas características básicas, vez que o objeto deste trabalho são questões sociais advindas da relação trabalho rural-ecossistema do cerrado. A metodologia utilizada, para confirmar as hipóteses do trabalho rural e as formas de agravar minimamente a natureza, foi realizada através do método de pesquisa dedutivo-bibliográfico, utilizando as doutrinas e teorias já existentes.

Land use change has an impact on regional sustainability which can be assessed using social, economic and environmental indicators. Stakeholder engagement tools provide a platform that can demonstrate the possible future impacts land use change may have to better inform stakeholder groups of the impact of policy changes or plausible climatic variations. To date some engagement tools are difficult to use or understand and lack user interaction whilst other tools demonstrate model environments with a tightly coupled user interface, resulting in poor performance. The research and development described herein relates to the development and testing of a visualisation engine for rendering the output of an Agent Based Model (ABM) as a 3D Virtual Environment via a loosely-coupled data driven communications protocol called Protocol Buffers. The tool, named Rural Sustainability Visualisation Tool (R.S.V.T) is primarily aimed to enhance nonexpert knowledge and understanding of the effects of land use change, driven by farmer decision making, on the sustainability of a region. Communication protocols are evaluated and Protocol Buffers, a binarybased communications protocol is selected, based on speed of object serialization and data transfer, to pass message from the ABM to the 3D Virtual Environment. Early comparative testing of R.S.V.T and its 2D counterpart RepastS shows R.S.V.T and its loosely-coupled approach offers an increase in performance when rendering land use scenes. The flexibility of Protocol Buffer’s and MongoDB are also shown to have positive performance implications for storing and running of loosely-coupled model simulations. A 3D graphics Application Programming Interface (API), commonly used in the development of computer games technology is selected to develop the Virtual Environment. Multiple visualisation methods, designed to enhance stakeholder engagement and understanding, are developed and tested to determine their suitability in both user preference and information retrieval. The application of a prototype is demonstrated using a case study based in the Lunan catchment in Scotland, which has water quality and biodiversity issues due to intense agriculture. The region is modelled using three scenario storylines that broadly describe plausible futures. Business as Might Be Usual (BAMBU), Growth Applied Strategy (GRAS) and the Sustainable European Development Goal (SEDG) are the applied scenarios. The performance of the tool is assessed and it is found that R.S.V.T can run faster than its 2D equivalent when loosely coupled with a 3D Virtual Environment. The 3D Virtual Environment and its associated visualisation methods are assessed using non-expert stakeholder groups and it is shown that 3D ABM output is generally preferred to 2D ABM output. Insights are also gained into the most appropriate visualisation techniques for agricultural landscapes. Finally, the benefit of taking a loosely-coupled approach to the visualisation of model data is demonstrated through the performance of Protocol Buffers during testing, showing it is capable of transferring large amounts of model data to a bespoke visual front-end.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T12:27:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2932536 bytes, checksum: 244b5e0c3a251db21ecbc33faef9c174 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-08-07 / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / In view of the wealth of permanent preservation areas Mata Zone and the intensive use of these conversion for rural areas, activities examined the influence of natural operating profitability liability of 37 rural properties, comparing the net present value (NPV) into two distinct situations: with and without the inclusion of expenses for the revival of APP and RL $ 1,654.10 per hectare. With the inclusion of these expenses VPL presented a reduction of 119.24%, from positive ($ 341.12) for negative ($ 65.61), and the poprcentage of properties with negative VPL went from 18.9% to 48.7%, indicating a negative economic and social reflection if landowners are again reconstructed, with its own burden using converted areas. Assessed, the sustainability of these properties with the employment of a model proposed in the present study, composite indicators built with reliance on the criteria set out in art. 186 of the Federal Constitution of the social function of property (FSP). For the analysis of indexes, phased to sustainability in four positions: full sustainability (PS), average sustainability (MS), low sustainability (BS) and unsustainable (I), assigning a range of value for each of these scales. The indices showed average social sustainability, economic sustainability high and low environmental sustainability for properties evaluated together. The overall sustainability index, which aggregates the three dimensions evaluated, positioned region as sustainability. The model proposed sustainability assessment can be applied by the owner and used as a tool in the management of rural property, contributing in awareness of the real conditions of the relevant legislation property and the imposition of public policies focused on rural balance not only environmental dimensions, but also economic and social. / Diante da profusão de Áreas de Preservação Permanente na Zona da Mata mineira e da intensa conversão de uso dessas áreas para as atividades rurais, analisou-se a influência do passivo natural na rentabilidade operacional de 37 propriedades rurais, comparando-se o valor presente líquido (VPL) em duas situações distintas: com e sem a inclusão dos gastos para a recomposição das APPs e das RLs de R$ 1.654,10 por hectare. Com a inclusão destes gastos o VPL apresentou redução de 119,24%, passando de positivo (R$ 341,12) para negativo (R$ 65,61), e o porcentual de propriedades com VPL negativo passou de 18,9 para 48,7%, indicando um reflexo econômico e social negativo caso os proprietários rurais sejam coagidos a recompor, com ônus próprio, as áreas com uso convertido. Avaliou-se, ainda, a sustentabilidade dessas propriedades com o emprego de um modelo proposto no presente estudo, composto de indicadores construídos com embasamento nos critérios estabelecidos no art. 186 da Constituição Federal para o atendimento da função social da propriedade (FSP). Para análise dos índices, escalonou-se a sustentabilidade em quatro posições: plena sustentabilidade (PS), média sustentabilidade (MS), baixa sustentabilidade (BS) e insustentável (I), atribuindo uma faixa de valor para cada uma dessas escalas. Os índices revelaram a existência de média sustentabilidade social, alta sustentabilidade econômica e baixa sustentabilidade ambiental para as propriedades avaliadas em conjunto. O índice de sustentabilidade geral, que agrega as três dimensões avaliadas, posicionou a região como de alta sustentabilidade. O modelo de avaliação da sustentabilidade proposto pode ser aplicado pelo próprio proprietário e utilizado como instrumento na gestão da propriedade rural, contribuindo para a conscientização das reais condições da propriedade para a legislação pertinente e para a instituição de políticas públicas voltadas ao equilíbrio rural nas dimensões não somente ambiental, mas também econômica e social.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:44:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Heros_Targanski.pdf: 784486 bytes, checksum: 23f9df73aceabdef9b9884891a97f5ce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-31 / The global discussion of the development so led to the birth of the concept of sustainable development, which consists of three key dimensions: economic, social and environmental. In order to assess the sustainability of Family Production Units (UPFs) in Rio Verde Basin, in the economic, social and environmental dimensions, were carried out questionnaires applications and observations of 30 UPFs this watershed; before evaluation of UPFs was carried out a literature study to the general understanding of the concept of Sustainable Development. The UPFs of the Rio Verde Basin were divided into three strata of areas (less than 20 ha, between 20 and 30 ha, and greater than 30 ha), making comparisons between they. In the economic dimension were evaluated indicators related to education, to management, to gross and net revenues, to costs, to equity and to debt. The social dimension, evaluated the total household income, the education of residents, the training, the technical assistance, the residences, the water source of the residences, the fate of solid waste, the participation in collective entities, the family succession and the leisure. In the environmental dimension, evaluated the indicators system of planting, soil erosion, terraces, crop rotation, organic fertilizer, disposal of solid waste, animal waste, percentage of native forest and use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It was observed that the properties of the lower strata can be considered less sustainable in relation to the properties of the largest strata in the economic, environmental and social dimensions / A discussão mundial do modo de desenvolvimento levou ao surgimento do conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável, o qual é composto por três dimensões fundamentais: econômica, social e ambiental. Com o objetivo de avaliar a sustentabilidade de Unidades de Produção Familiar (UPF) da Microbacia do Rio Verde, nas dimensões econômica, social e ambiental, foram realizadas aplicações de questionários e observações de 30 UPFs desta microbacia; além disso, antes da avaliação das UPFs, foi realizado um estudo bibliográfico visando à compreensão geral do conceito de Desenvolvimento Sustentável. As UPFs da Microbacia do Rio Verde foram divididas em três estratos de áreas (menores que 20 ha, entre 20 e 30 ha, e maiores que 30 ha), realizando comparações entre eles. Na dimensão econômica, foram avaliados indicadores relacionados à escolaridade, à gestão, às rendas brutas e líquidas, aos custos, ao patrimônio e às dívidas. Na dimensão social, avaliou-se a renda total da família, a escolaridade dos moradores, a capacitação, a assistência técnica, as residências, a origem da água das residências, o destino dos resíduos sólidos, a participação em entidades coletivas, a sucessão familiar e o lazer. Na dimensão ambiental, foram avaliados os indicadores: sistema de plantio, erosão do solo, terraços, rotação de culturas, adubação orgânica, destinação dos resíduos sólidos, dejetos dos animais, percentual de mata nativa e uso de fertilizantes químicos e agrotóxicos. Observou-se que as propriedades dos menores estratos podem ser consideradas menos sustentáveis em relação às propriedades dos maiores estratos nas dimensões econômica, ambiental e social

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Submitted by Maicon Juliano Schmidt (maicons) on 2015-07-07T14:16:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Patrícia Schneider Severo.pdf: 925577 bytes, checksum: 5af7288d5749e56de33c8aea370def35 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-07T14:16:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Patrícia Schneider Severo.pdf: 925577 bytes, checksum: 5af7288d5749e56de33c8aea370def35 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-16 / Nenhuma / Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a contribuição do crédito rural às entidades rurais de pequeno porte situadas na região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, a partir do uso de recursos e de técnicas cooperativas no contexto da sustentabilidade. Trata-se de uma pesquisa aplicada, qualitativa-quantitativa, exploratório-descritiva e documental. A amostra é formada por oito agricultores que produzem pêssego, soja, milho e arroz, associados de uma cooperativa de crédito e tomadores de recursos financeiros junto ao Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar - PRONAF Custeio Agrícola. Objetivando apresentar a situação econômica e financeira desses pequenos empreendimentos rurais, fez-se uso do método "Balanço Perguntado", bem como de entrevistas para averiguar acerca de questões sociais e ambientais com estes relacionadas. Os principais resultados evidenciam que após o custeio da safra, 62,50% dos produtores geram aumento no Patrimônio Líquido decorrente do lucro. Os custos (despesas) dos produtos vendidos equivalem, em média, a 73% da receita operacional bruta. A Distribuição do Valor Adicionado é concentrada nos lucros retidos, seguidos por pessoal e encargos. Existe relação de dependência entre os produtores e o crédito PRONAF, uma vez que não são promovidas ações para que o produtor consiga custear sua lavoura com recursos próprios, sendo que o financiamento de crédito custeio com taxas subsidiadas não é suficiente para o sucesso da propriedade rural. As necessidades de cuidados ambientais são de conhecimento dos produtores e o principal problema do homem do campo é a falta de mão de obra e a sucessão familiar. Também cabe destacar a premência de ações governamentais e das próprias instituições financeiras, em especial as Cooperativas de Crédito, em criar incentivos às unidades familiares para desenvolver a contabilização efetiva de suas contas e contribuir para sua independência financeira, bem como de desenvolver programas de educação ambiental e de orientação em relação à sucessão familiar, fatores que podem gerar maior qualidade de vida no campo, com a promoção efetiva da sustentabilidade no setor rural. / This study aims to analyze the contribution of rural credit to rural small entities located in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, from the use of resources and cooperative techniques in the context of sustainability. This is an applied quantitative-qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and documentary research. The sample consists of eight farmers producing peaches, soybeans, corn and rice, associated with a credit union and borrowers of funds from the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture - PRONAF Agricultural Costs. Aiming to present the economic and financial situation of small rural enterprises, made use of the "Balance Asked" method as well as interviews to ascertain about social and environmental issues related to these topics. The main results show that after the costs of harvest, 62,50% of producers generate an increase in equity arising from the profit. Costs (expenses) of sales amount on average, to 73% of gross revenue. The Value Added Distribution is concentrated in retained earnings, followed by personal and charges. There is dependency relationship between producers and credit PRONAF, since actions are not promoted to the producer can cover your crop with its own funds, and the financing cost of credit at subsidized rates is not sufficient for the success of rural property. The needs for environmental care are aware of the producers and the main problem of the peasant is the lack of manpower and family succession. It is worth mentioning the urgency of government action and the financial institutions, especially credit unions in creating incentives for households to develop effective accounting bills and contribute to their financial independence and to develop environmental education programs and guidance in relation to family succession, factors that can generate higher quality of life in the countryside, with the effective promotion of sustainability in the rural sector.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:45:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Orlandina Ferreira Machado.pdf: 11092579 bytes, checksum: 9fc0e83869175d6a3f1605c930861191 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-28 / The present dissertation analyzed the influence of familiar agriculture in its social and economic aspects in the city of São Luis de Montes Belos (SLMB). The studies in this work seek to comprehend the ways that technologies are used, the view of sustainability, the farmer social engagement and, the investment of public resources in agriculture through the PRONAF. The central question turned to the survey of data that shows whether the familiar farmer is concerned with sustainability in its own production system. The generals objectives were identify the reflections about various concepts of familiar agriculture presents by some authors like Caume (1997), Porto e Siqueira (1994), Lamarche (1993), Pietrafesa (2002), which work this category of farmers and, how this social actor become part of dairy production, looking for, or not, sustainable models of develop its familiar system. And, observe the differences between the sustainability and the sustainable development, presents by some authors like Pires (1998) e Santos (2004). Nevertheless, sought comprehend how it is organized the production system in São Luis de Montes Belos. The methodology used was based in two procedures. The first procedure was to review the specialized literature, to create theoretic support to this dissertation. The second was the achievement of field work, with the application of questionnaires to the local familiar famers, which enable the analyses of the data and the obtaining of information about the vision of this sector concern the questions pertinent to the use of technologies, dairy production and sustainability. / Na presente dissertação, analisou-se a influência da agricultura familiar em seus aspectos sociais e econômicos no município de São Luís de Montes Belos-Goiás. Os estudos apresentados neste trabalho buscaram compreender as formas de uso de tecnologias, visão de sustentabilidade, engajamento social do agricultor e a aplicação de recursos públicos na agricultura, por meio do Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar - PRONAF. O estudo voltou-se para o levantamento de dados que dessem conta de demonstrar se o agricultor familiar está preocupado com a sustentabilidade de seu sistema de produção. Os objetivos gerais foram: identificar as reflexões sobre os diversos conceitos de agricultura familiar apresentados por alguns autores, tais como Caume (1997), Porto e Siqueira (1994), Lamarche (1993), Pietrafesa (2002), que trabalham essa categoria e como o agricultor inseriu-se na produção leiteira, buscando, ou não, modelos sustentáveis de desenvolver seu sistema familiar. Ainda, captar as diferenças entre sustentabilidade e desenvolvimento sustentável, apresentadas por diversos autores, tais como Pires (1998) e Santos (2004). Objetivou-se, ainda, compreender como se organiza o sistema de produção em São Luís de Montes Belos. A metodologia utilizada baseou-se em dois procedimentos. O primeiro foi o levantamento bibliográfico para o suporte teórico. O segundo foi a realização de pesquisa de campo com aplicação de questionários aos agricultores familiares do município e análise dos dados. Com a análise foi possível a obtenção de informações sobre a visão desse setor sobre questões pertinentes ao uso de tecnologia, produção leiteira e sustentabilidade.

The past two decades have witnessed significant growth in home-based work (HBW), particularly home-based business (HBB) activity and self-employment. These phenomena are attributed to factors such as flexible organization of production. While some empirical accounts on HBW and HBB activity in Canada do exist, they have mostly been conducted at the national or urban level rather than in rural areas. This thesis, therefore, places greater emphasis on rural HBBs in Saskatchewan where out-migration of people is threatening the viability and sustainability of rural and small communities. It is argued that rural sustainability largely depends on economic viability. The study area for the research includes the City of Saskatoon and the countryside surrounding this city. <p>The overall goal of this research is to contribute to the discussion of rural sustainability by considering HBBs as a potential strategy to achieve sustainability in rural areas and small communities. Therefore, the primary objectives of the dissertation are to examine the nature and degree of relationships of home business activity between rural, rural-urban fringe and urban areas, and the implications on links for sustainability of rural households and communities; to examine the relationship of HBB activity to the concept of rural entrepreneurship and business development; and to assess the contributions of rural and small town HBBs to the sustainability of households and communities in Saskatchewan. <p>A combination of the concept of sustainable community development, the von Thunen model and the competitive strategy model (i.e., cost-leadership, differentiation, focus) provide the theoretical framework of the thesis. Through snowball sampling and mail questionnaire surveys, primary data on HBBs were obtained from Saskatoon and its surrounding regions in Saskatchewan for micro-level analysis. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were employed to analyze the data. <p>Major findings of the thesis include the linkages that HBBs create among places and the impact of links on community sustainability; and the apparent spatial variations in HBBs, motivations, competitive strategies, and benefits of home businesses from the urban core to the limits of the rural hinterland. It was also found that home businesses contribute positively to the sustainability of households and communities in rural Saskatchewan. Specifically, they generate significant revenue and employment opportunities for people, while supporting local economies through their networks, purchasing and selling of goods and services locally as well as keeping managers and members of their households in rural areas and small communities for considerable number of years. Indeed home-based occupation is a vital component of the mechanisms for rural sustainability. Also, this thesis proposed a rural-urban HBB model for future social science research. <p>Major conceptual underpinnings of the research include rural-urban relations; regional and community economic development, sustainable community development; rural entrepreneurship, home-based work, home business, self-employment, competitive strategy, and the von Thunen Isolated State model.

The past two decades have witnessed significant growth in home-based work (HBW), particularly home-based business (HBB) activity and self-employment. These phenomena are attributed to factors such as flexible organization of production. While some empirical accounts on HBW and HBB activity in Canada do exist, they have mostly been conducted at the national or urban level rather than in rural areas. This thesis, therefore, places greater emphasis on rural HBBs in Saskatchewan where out-migration of people is threatening the viability and sustainability of rural and small communities. It is argued that rural sustainability largely depends on economic viability. The study area for the research includes the City of Saskatoon and the countryside surrounding this city. <p>The overall goal of this research is to contribute to the discussion of rural sustainability by considering HBBs as a potential strategy to achieve sustainability in rural areas and small communities. Therefore, the primary objectives of the dissertation are to examine the nature and degree of relationships of home business activity between rural, rural-urban fringe and urban areas, and the implications on links for sustainability of rural households and communities; to examine the relationship of HBB activity to the concept of rural entrepreneurship and business development; and to assess the contributions of rural and small town HBBs to the sustainability of households and communities in Saskatchewan. <p>A combination of the concept of sustainable community development, the von Thunen model and the competitive strategy model (i.e., cost-leadership, differentiation, focus) provide the theoretical framework of the thesis. Through snowball sampling and mail questionnaire surveys, primary data on HBBs were obtained from Saskatoon and its surrounding regions in Saskatchewan for micro-level analysis. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were employed to analyze the data. <p>Major findings of the thesis include the linkages that HBBs create among places and the impact of links on community sustainability; and the apparent spatial variations in HBBs, motivations, competitive strategies, and benefits of home businesses from the urban core to the limits of the rural hinterland. It was also found that home businesses contribute positively to the sustainability of households and communities in rural Saskatchewan. Specifically, they generate significant revenue and employment opportunities for people, while supporting local economies through their networks, purchasing and selling of goods and services locally as well as keeping managers and members of their households in rural areas and small communities for considerable number of years. Indeed home-based occupation is a vital component of the mechanisms for rural sustainability. Also, this thesis proposed a rural-urban HBB model for future social science research. <p>Major conceptual underpinnings of the research include rural-urban relations; regional and community economic development, sustainable community development; rural entrepreneurship, home-based work, home business, self-employment, competitive strategy, and the von Thunen Isolated State model.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:33:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nelson de Castro Neto.pdf: 2115044 bytes, checksum: 7806fca6e1d6460ad7b9cb7c757e1e50 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-30 / Family farming in organic agriculture sees a strategy to promote their economic and social development, adding value to their products. This new perspective has been constructed and expressed in the idea of "sustainability in the field." In this sense, the family farm and agro-ecological production, combined with the practices conscious consumption, can occupy an important place in the business landscape and represent an integrated environmental conservation, social and economic. Seeking to assist the manufacturer in the conversion of production, the Itaipu binational (IB) in 2003, through the project Cultivating Good Water (CAB), intended to encourage and assist farmers in 29 municipalities in Paraná Watershed 3 (BP3), located in West of Paraná. The question that guides this study is: from the perception of farmers, the conversion from conventional to organic production - from the CAB project - has brought benefits and value to producers involved in the project? The methodology used in this study was qualitative, with semi-structured interviews and descriptive analysis, assuming the character of a case study. The survey's target sectors were small farmers, associations, cooperatives and business management, linked to the CAB project. The results obtained in this work allowed a social and economic analysis with respect to the conversion of organic family farmers from the BP3. In the social aspect, it was possible to clarify questions about earnings, relationships and stimulate the creation of cooperation networks. In the economic aspect, it was found that for farmers converting to organic production means higher income and better economic expectations. For respondents, this type of cultivation is well suited to family farms, providing a cost reduction and less dependence on external inputs. In conclusion, we found that the main benefits brought to farmers in the region under study, refer to the issues surrounding community health, healthy eating and quality of life for everyone involved in organic production chain. However, advances are needed with regard to technical assistance and technology to increase production capacity. / A agricultura familiar vê na agricultura orgânica uma estratégia para promover seu desenvolvimento econômico e social, agregando valor aos seus produtos. Essa nova perspectiva vem sendo construída e se expressa na ideia de sustentabilidade no campo . Nesse sentido, a agricultura familiar como produção agroecológica, somada às práticas de consumo consciente, pode ocupar um espaço importante no cenário comercial e representar uma ação integrada na preservação ambiental, social e econômica. Buscando auxiliar o produtor nesta conversão da produção, a ITAIPU BINACIONAL (IB) em 2003, por meio do projeto Cultivando Água Boa (CAB), pretendeu estimular e auxiliar os agricultores familiares em 29 municípios da Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraná 3 (BP3), localizada no Oeste do Paraná. A questão que orienta este estudo é: a partir da percepção dos agricultores, a conversão da produção convencional para orgânica - a partir do projeto CAB - trouxe benefícios e agregação de valor aos produtores envolvidos no projeto? A metodologia utilizada neste trabalho foi qualitativa, com entrevistas semiestruturadas e de análise descritiva, assumindo o caráter de um estudo de caso. Os setores alvo da pesquisa foram os produtores familiares, associações, cooperativas e as empresas gestoras, vinculadas ao projeto CAB. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho possibilitaram uma análise social e econômica com relação à conversão dos produtores da agricultura familiar orgânica do BP3. No aspecto social, foi possível esclarecer questões sobre ganhos, relacionamentos e o estímulo à criação de redes de cooperação. Já no aspecto econômico, identificou-se que para os produtores a conversão para produção orgânica representa maior renda e melhores expectativas econômicas. Para os entrevistados, este tipo de cultivo se adapta bem à agricultura familiar, oferecendo uma redução de custo e uma menor dependência de insumos externos. Para concluir, identificou-se que os principais benefícios trazidos para os agricultores na região em estudo, referem-se às questões que envolvem a saúde da comunidade, alimentação saudável e qualidade de vida para todos os envolvidos na cadeia produtiva orgânica. Entretanto, avanços são necessários no que se refere à assistência técnica e tecnologia para o aumento de capacidade produtiva.