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Alentejo Wines and Olive Oil Sustainability Programs: Background of Absorptive ...
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Silva, Vlademir; Henriques, Pedro; Joaquina Ramos, Isabel; Rego, Conceição; Lucas, Maria RaquelThe Alentejo sustainability programs for wine and olive oil seek different topics, such as the sectors’ integration in a philosophy of social, environmental, and economic well-being at both local and regional level; the business cooperation throughout the identification and comparison of the producers’ performance; the identification of improvements in production practices; and the statement of the certificatio...
O comportamento do consumidor português face à segurança alimentar
Ramalho, Tatiana; Silva, Vlademir; Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria RaquelA alimentação é uma necessidade básica de todos os seres humanos, porém a relação dos consumidores com a segurança dos alimentos pode ficar comprometida, devido à sua falta de literacia alimentar. Embora o cumprimento da segurança alimentar seja uma responsabilidade de todos, nem sempre os consumidores têm isso em consideração. Desta forma, o presente estudo analisou o comportamento do consumidor português no q...
Sustainable Cocoa Value Chain-A review and Critical Analysis of ‘Triple Bottom ...
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Marta-Costa, AnaIn the last decades, the focus of studies on cocoa value chain (CVC) has changed from the low income of farmers and the shortcomings of the educational and financial systems to the incorporation of in-novations, supported on sustainability principles. However, classical theories based on economics are insufficient to understand sustainability phenomenon, and the investigation in the field is still dispersed. Th...
Organic cocoa value chain sustainability: the perception of São Tomé and Prínci...
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Marta-Costa, AnaCocoa farming in São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) faces several challenges due to its poor socioeconomic context, the adverse impact of climate changes, the complex and limited access to global value chains, and worldwide demand pressure for higher cocoa quality and productivity. This exploratory research investigates potential pathways to a more sustainable organic cocoa (OC) production in STP by mapping the percep...
Cocoa markets and value chain: dynamics and challenges for São Tomé and Príncip...
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Marta-Costa, AnaCocoa is one of the main goods in the world agricultural trade markets, occupying the third position in exports. The paper introduces the cocoa value chain worldwide, its asymmetries, and the supply and value chain specific to the São Tomé and Principe (STP) organic cocoa. It aims to understand this value chain’s internal and external tensions and analyse its potential to be inserted in the international market...
Geographical Indications as an Added Value Strategy for São Tomé and Príncipe O...
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Marta-Costa, AnaThe geographical indications (GI henceforth) are commonly considered by management and researcher communities as a strategy for increasing added value, through product differentiation and subsequent improved pricing. Products with GI are considered price premium over similar ones that lack such indication. The GI establish intellectual property rights for particular products, which qualities are specifically li...
Changes in food behavior during the first lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic: a mult...
Lamy, Elsa; Viegas, Cláudia; Rocha, Ada; Raquel Lucas, Maria; Tavares, Sofia; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Guedes, David; Laureati, Monica; Zian, ZeinebThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe, unprecedented changes affecting the world population. Restrictions in mobility, social distancing measures, and the persistent social alarm, during the first period of the pandemic, resulted in dramatic lifestyle changes and affected physical and psychological wellbeing on a global scale. An international research team was constituted to develop a study involving differ...
Organic cocoa producers in São Tomé and Príncipe (stp): value chain, governance...
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Marta-Costa, A.This research addresses STP ́s cacao value chain through four interrelated studies. The objective of this research is to understand the impact of governance mechanisms/national policies on the small organic cocoa producers (OCP), who are facing a significant trade-off between cocoa and other activities more productive/profitable. In the first study the behaviour and characteristics of OCP will be analysed at bo...
Repensar a Cadeia de Valor do cacau biológico de São Tomé e Príncipe
Prazeres, Ibrahim; Lucas, Maria RaquelO cacau, uma commodity importante na economia de São Tomé e Príncipe (STP) por garantir subsistência, criar emprego e desenvolvimento de microeconomias locais e contribuir para o PIB e para a imagem do país, vem perdendo espaço no mercado internacional, pela queda do preço mundial e pela existência de monopólio ou de concentração de poder de alguns intervenientes da cadeia de valor internacional do cacau. Em co...