Análise da Maximização do Lucro e Minimização do Custo no Processo de Conversão do Café Convencional para o Orgânico: um estudo de caso
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One of the processes of the Organic Agriculture is the conversion, in which the
agricultural activity is converted from conventional farming to the organic one. In the coffee
case, the conversion from conventional to the organic system may bring some benefits, for
example, the independence of external inputs, lower risk to health and it can provide more
profits to the producer. Thus, this research aims to verify the economic viability of the
organic coffee production of a rural property called Sítio Terra Verde, in Espírito Santo do
Pinhal, São Paulo State, to convert from conventional to organic production. It was used linear programming to maximize profit and minimize costs of coffee production in two scenarios. The conversion
planning has three stages: input replacement, conversion and organic production. The results showed that the
adoption of organic technique provided higher profits for the producers than the conventional system at the end of
the conversion period, when coffee prices increase. It was concluded that the adoption of organic management for
the coffee farming can be economically viable, but it is extremely dependent on the price gap between conventional
and organic systems.