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BUSTAMANTE-LARA, Tzatzil I.  e  SCHWENTESIUS-RINDERMANN, Rita. Profile and Situation of Producers who form the Street and Organic Markets in Mexico. agric. soc. desarro [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.4, pp.507-530. ISSN 1870-5472.

In México, organic agriculture began in the seventies; since then, it has grown even in times of crisis. It is a production system that may have positive results in the income of small-scale farmers, rural paid workers, and even in rural development. In Mexico, since 1994, street and organic markets emerged. They arose as an initiative of producers and consumers, and since then they have been an alternative for the economic sustainability of the small-scale producers that form them. A bibliographic review about organic agriculture is presented: what it is, when and how it arose, what has been its development, and what systems ensure the organic quality in Mexico. Sustainability and its multidisciplinary character are also mentioned. Later, and through the results obtained from the application of 52 surveys directed towards producers from different street and organic markets, their profile is shown, their situation regarding production, commercialization, organic certification and economic sustainability, which increases as the producers increase their production, diversify their commercialization channels and have an organic certificate.

Palavras-chave : organic agriculture; guarantee systems; economic sustainability.