IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i22p15051-d972195.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Systematic Mapping of the Production Chain of “Bacuri” ( Platonia insignis Mart.) in Brazil

Author

Listed:
  • Simone Kelly Rodrigues Lima

    (Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil
    Federal Institute of Maranhão, Bacabal 65700-000, Brazil)

  • Eder Johnson de Area Leão Pereira

    (Federal Institute of Maranhão, Bacabal 65700-000, Brazil)

  • Gabriela de Oliveira Machado

    (Federal Institute of Piauí, Teresina 65080-805, Brazil)

  • Robson Alves da Silva

    (Federal Institute of Piauí, Teresina 65080-805, Brazil)

  • Massimo Lucarini

    (CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy)

  • Alessandra Durazzo

    (CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy)

  • Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas

    (Biology Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40170-115, Brazil)

  • Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo

    (Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil)

Abstract

The Amazon contains the most significant number of known species on the planet, where fruits with peculiar characteristics can be found. The bacuri ( Platonia insignis ) is a native fruit of this region and has gained prominence over the years. A data survey was conducted to understand the bacuri production chain system and its economic potential. The results show that the popularity of the fruit has led to an increase in consumer demand and its price over the years. In addition, the mapping shows that this production chain needs a well-defined structure. Its current organization consists of the activities of associations and cooperatives that, over time, have assumed the integration between producers, industry, and the consumer market. This study also identified a gap in the official censuses and a need for studies to quantify production within the scope of small producers, aiming for more effective monitoring that allows the development and direction of policies that can support producers to strengthen this important production chain.

Suggested Citation

  • Simone Kelly Rodrigues Lima & Eder Johnson de Area Leão Pereira & Gabriela de Oliveira Machado & Robson Alves da Silva & Massimo Lucarini & Alessandra Durazzo & Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas & Daniel Dias , 2022. "Systematic Mapping of the Production Chain of “Bacuri” ( Platonia insignis Mart.) in Brazil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:22:p:15051-:d:972195
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/22/15051/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/22/15051/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:22:p:15051-:d:972195. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.