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      Pequi Fruit (Caryocar brasiliense) in Minas Gerais: Commercialization and Public Policy

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          Abstract Extractivism of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) fruit represents an economic opportunity for rural communities of Brazil despite the lack of research on its production chain. This study aims to characterize the commercialization of pequi fruit in municipalities of the state of Minas Gerais and identify public policies that strengthen its production chain in order to support its use for generating income within rural communities. Information was obtained through searches on official sites, published literature and other documents, and through semi-structured and open interviews held in 39 commercial establishments and in five restaurants. Between 2003 and 2011, the national production and the price of one tonne of pequi has risen from 42% to 209%. Sales of pequi by the Centrais de Abastecimento de Minas Gerais S.A. (CeasaMinas) of Greater Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has risen 113% between 2010 and 2014. The results indicate the feasibility of pequi extractivism for a quilombola community.

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                Journal
                floram
                Floresta e Ambiente
                Floresta Ambient.
                Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Seropédica, RJ, Brazil )
                1415-0980
                2179-8087
                2020
                : 27
                : 2
                : e20171129
                Affiliations
                [3] Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil
                [2] Brumadinho MG orgnameInstituto Interdisciplinar de Estudos e Pesquisas em Sustentabilidade Brasil
                [1] Diamantina Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri Brazil
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                S2179-80872020000200135 S2179-8087(20)02700200135
                10.1590/2179-8087.112917
                41426ced-2388-4f33-a54c-c52da53110a9

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 03 January 2019
                : 26 October 2017
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                income,quilombo,hotspot,production chain
                income, quilombo, hotspot, production chain

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