STAKEHOLDERS OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK IN BRAZIL

Abstract

Sustainability concerns and goals, mainly established due to international events, became visible in general policies and in government structure. Efforts to link political discourses with sustainability are notorious. What society desires is practices for a world in which sustainability at all levels is acknowledged, discussed and respected. This paper aims to identify relevant discussions related to sustainability and stakeholders in the Brazilian Beef Chain Sectorial Chamber during five years. A qualitative analysis on dialogues and activities in the Sectorial Chamber has been undertaken through content analysis, which defines a priori categories from literature review. The minutes of 16 out of 18 meetings held during the period were analyzed. Results indicates a greater concern on the ecology of sustainability, whereas other issues were slightly or never discussed. Analysis of the minutes shows that the theme was already defined in the agendas and clearly helped understand the issues debated during the meetings. Discussions on all issues on sustainability were largely conducted by the same stakeholders during the meetings with low participation rates of the others.