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Institutional dimension for sustainable development: the relationship of organic and conventional cotton farming with government

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  • Melo, Paulo Thiago Nunes Bezerra de
  • Bellen, Hans Michael van

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This study aimed to examine the institutional dimension of conventional and organic cotton farming; specifically, the relationships between farms and government organizations. In both, conventional and organic production systems, the farmers are located in varying institutional environments. These environments include a social capital formed by relationships of trust and cognitive affinities. This study focused on the social capital and guidelines for sustainable development. Multiple study cases were used for explanatory purposes. Such cases refer to a conventional cotton farming business and a civil society organization dedicated to organic cotton farming, both located in the state of Piauí. A comparative analysis perspective was adopted based on the elements of content analysis. The results showed that the conventional cotton farming business comprises relationships with governmental organizations that are predominantly oriented towards economic efficiency purposes, while the family-based organic cotton farming association comprises relationships oriented by economic, social, and environmental objectives. The present study extends the discussion on these topics by analyzing the institutional dimension oriented towards the sustainable development premises.

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  • Melo, Paulo Thiago Nunes Bezerra de & Bellen, Hans Michael van, 2022. "Institutional dimension for sustainable development: the relationship of organic and conventional cotton farming with government," Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural (RESR), Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural, vol. 60(01), January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:revi24:340957
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.340957
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