Sustainability assessment of pig production: a study in Santa Catarina, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X71649

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Sustainability indicators, Sustainability assessment, Environmental management, Pig farming, Brazilian agribusiness

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the sustainability practices of pig creation on rural properties in the West region of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The analysis included the system of sustainability indicators in pig farming. Although managers comply with the regulations and legislation, there are practical difficulties related to the destination of production waste, water use, expenditure controls, and social interaction. The sustainability analysis allowed investigating 30 properties and using a scale of 0-10 points, rate factors related to organizational, social, and environmental practices. Nine rural properties had a general performance, indicating characteristics of in search for sustainability, while 21 obtained a performance between 2.5 and 5.0 points, indicating fragilities in organizational, environmental, and social practices. It highlights the importance of analyzing sustainability indicators as a mechanism to control and implement better practices to assist in the search for sustainable development.

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Silvana Dalmutt Kruger, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Nova Andradina, MS

Professor of the Accounting Sciences Course at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS/CPNA). PhD in Accounting from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC, 2017), Master in Accounting from UFSC (2012), Specialist in Strategic Management Accounting (2010) and Quality Management of Accounting Services (2002), Graduated in Accounting Sciences from Fundeste (2000). With professional experience in the administrative, managerial and academic management areas.

Lucas Bucior, Atitus Educação - Business School, Passo Fundo, RS

Master Student in Business at Atitus Education - Business School.

Yasmin Gomes Casagranda, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS

Postdoctoral, Doctor and Master in Business Administration from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Graduated in Business Administration from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (2010). Graduated in Accounting from Centro Universitário Unigran Capital (2019). Undergraduate student in Economic Sciences at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). He is a permanent professor at the Professional Master's Graduate Program in Public Administration Profiap/ESAN/UFMS.

Paula da Silva Santos, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS

PhD in Business Administration, in the area of ​​concentration in agribusiness with emphasis on the research line Competitiveness in Agribusiness (2017-2022); Master in Administration, in the area of ​​concentration in Agribusiness Management and its Socio-environmental Aspects (2015-2017), both from the Graduate Program in Administration, School of Administration and Business, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul Foundation (PPGAD /ESAN/UFMS). Graduated in Business Administration (2011-2014), from ESAN/UFMS.

Leila Dal Moro, Atitus Educação - Business School, Passo Fundo, RS

Research Professor at the Graduate Program in Business Administration - Business School - Atitus Educação; Coordinator of the Graduation in Business Administration with an emphasis on online Agribusiness and Coordinator of the MBA in Innovation and Management of Agribusiness - Atitus Educação, Post-doctorate in Business Administration from Faculdade Meridional - IMED; PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Passo Fundo - UPF (2020); Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Passo Fundo - UPF (2014), Specialist in Environmental Management and Water Resources from the Integrated Regional University of Alto Uruguai e das Missões - URI Campus Erechim (2012); Graduated in Public Management from Faculdade Meridional (2009); Accounting Technician graduated from Instituto Santo Tomás De Aquino (2005). She has experience and interest in topics such as: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), family farming, succession in rural family businesses, women's empowerment in the countryside, food security and qualitative methods.

Giana de Vargas Mores, Atitus Educação - Business School, Passo Fundo, RS

Postdoctoral in Business Administration from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Doctor and Master in Agribusiness from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Specialist in Economics and Business Management and graduated in Economic Sciences from the University of Passo Fundo. Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program stricto sensu in Administration of the PPGA of Atitus Educação - Business School, in the line of research: Strategic management and relations with the market. Editor-in-Chief of IMED Business Journal. Researcher at Embrapa's Beef Intelligence Center.

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Kruger, S. D., Bucior, L., Casagranda, Y. G., Santos, P. da S., Moro, L. D., & Mores, G. de V. (2023). Sustainability assessment of pig production: a study in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Ciência E Natura, 45, e8. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X71649

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