Agriculture (Mar 2023)

Analysis of Scientific and Technological Perspectives on the Development of New Food Products from Family Farming

  • Vanessa de Lima Silva,
  • Fabiane do Espírito Santo de Jesus,
  • Edina Carla Mendes,
  • Julie Silva de Lima,
  • Larissa Queiroz de Magalhães Marinho,
  • Tainara Santos Oliveira,
  • Edilene Ferreira da Silva,
  • Itaciara Larroza Nunes,
  • Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado,
  • Samantha Serra Costa,
  • Camila Duarte Ferreira Ribeiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030606
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 3
p. 606

Abstract

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This study aimed to identify the development of new food products related to family farming from scientific and technological perspectives. Data were collected from the scientific literature and patent documents in the Scopus and National Institute of Industrial Property databases, using a combination of terms, such as “family farm* OR small-hold farm* OR agricultur* farm* labor OR farm* size OR peasant farm* OR agriculture* food* product* AND food* product*”. The asterisk (*) denotes a truncation character used in articles and patent databases to perform a search using multiple terms with the same root but different suffixes. A total of 716 articles and 532 patents were identified. The data from the scientific articles provide an overview of family farming participation in the development of food products and how products that are developed by family farmers resonate with society. The patent documents found showed the development of innovative production technologies, such as machines and production methods to improve the quality of the products sold by family farmers. Therefore, there is great potential for family farming foods to advance in this technological area, with the prospect of increasing publications and new patent applications related to this subject.

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