Exploring the Factors on the Social Interaction and Market Development of Organic Agricultural Products: A Case Study of Curitiba Municipality

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  • L. B. Pinheiro1,
  • S. C. O. Pires2,
  • E. M. Zanuncio3,
  • M. A. Brugnera4,
  • J. P. E. Zanuncio5,
  • P. C. Takakura1,
  1. Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys – UFVJM, Department of Agronomy, Diamantina, MG, Brazil
  2. State University of Goiás – UEG, Department of Agronomy, Applied and Scientific Divulgação Mycology – FungiLab, Anápolis, GO, Brazil
  3. Department of Agronomy, Institute of Biotechnology Applied to Agriculture – BIOAGRO, Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
  4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Department of Agronomy, Diamantina, MG, Brazil
  5. Federal University of Viçosa – UFV, Department of Agronomy, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

Revised: 2022-06-07

Accepted: 2022-09-12

Published in Issue 2022-12-01

How to Cite

Pinheiro, L. B., Pires, S. C. O., Zanuncio, E. M., Brugnera, M. A., Zanuncio, J. P. E., & Takakura, P. C. (2022). Exploring the Factors on the Social Interaction and Market Development of Organic Agricultural Products: A Case Study of Curitiba Municipality. Agricultural Marketing and Commercialization, 6(2), 23-36. https://oiccpress.com/amc/article/view/5508

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Abstract

It is an applied survey that uses a descriptive design with correlation. The population included all managers of Curitiba Municipality Management of Fruit and Vegetable Organization (200 people). Based on Cochran’s formula and simple random sampling, 125 people were selected as the sample size. Two researcher-made questionnaires were used for data collection. The questionnaire on social interaction and market development of organic products consisted of 12 items and the influential factors on social interaction. Market development of organic products included sections on economic factors (5 items), educational factors (8 items), policy-making factors (5 items), and sociocultural factors (7 items). The face and content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed based on the experts’ opinions. Cronbach’s alpha of the research variables was estimated at more than 0.7, indicating the internal consistency of the items and confirmation of reliability. Correlation coefficient, multiple regression, Kruskal–Wallis test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis through SPSS software. The economic (0.620), educational (0.532), policy-making (0.205), and sociocultural (0.220) factors and familiarity with organic products (0.182) had a significantly positive relationship at the level of 0.99 with social interaction and the market development of organic products from the perspective of the managers in Curitiba Municipality Management of Fruit and Vegetable Organization. There was a difference between managers’ social interaction and market development of organic products in terms of education majors and organizational positions.
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