Panorama da comercialização de alimentos orgânicos na cidade de Curitiba

Abstract

The search for healthier and pesticide-free food makes people look for organic foods more. The objective of this work is to analyze the commercial organic food market in the city of Curitiba, as a research site, the Curitiba Municipal Market and two supermarket chains. Seeking to know better how is the supply and price of organic food, then the work presents the emergence of organic agriculture, legislation, certification for better identification at these points of sale. You can observe the diversity of the organic products and the comparison of the prices of organic foods with the conventional ones in the Municipal Market and in the two supermarkets. We still need to eliminate certain types of cost barriers compared to conventional foods and identify alternatives for the reduction of organic food prices for final consumers.