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Banana is an important food in Brazil, and although the banana has an important position in the world ranking of production, the productive chain shows problems of production utilization due to the bad conditions of harvesting, processing and transportation for the commercialization. The main way to avoid this loss is to use the fresh banana in candies production, and in Paraná Coast there are dozens of small agrobusiness industries that transform the banana into candies, representing an important regional economic activity. Despite the relevance of this product, few studies have been carried out about this sector. Thus, this study aimed to promote a characterization of the micro industries that produce handmade banana candies in Paraná Coast, highlighting the main implications and the socioeconomic potential of the activity. A descriptive exploratory research was carried out from July to December of 2018, with seven managers of handmade banana candies micro industries with recognized leadership in the sector. The study showed that the micro industries in their totality, are handmade, are located in the rural area and the manufacturing process uses the family labor and an average two people work in the industrialization. The main implications observed were the non-professional management of the companies, the low production capacity, and the lack of capital in order to invest in technology and equipment acquisition. The main potentialities observed in the interviewees' perception were the family income from the activity, the quality of the product that makes easier the sale and the raw material available and with low cost. It was concluded that the adoption of rural management tools could promote significant improvements in the management of the companies, improving the efficiency of the handmade banana candies micro industries in Paraná Coast. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For centuries, caiçara culture has been transmitted through orality from generations to generations on the coast of Paraná, being expressed in many ways, but especially in handicrafts, and this segment represents an alternative income for dozens of families in all municipalities of the region. However, despite the relevance of the activity, there is a lack of information regarding the production and trade of regional handicrafts. Thus, this study aimed to elaborate a panorama about the activity, evidencing its implications and potentialities. Exploratory descriptive research was carried out between March and September 2018. The total for accessibility was interviewed 24 artisans who practiced handicrafts based on the caiçara culture. The study revealed that the artisans were more in the male gender (n = 54%). The majority were older than 50 years (n = 54%), and most had only elementary education (n = 58.34%). The main raw materials used in the manufacture of caiçara handicrafts were leather of tanned fish, woods, seeds of native vegetables, vines removed from forests, coconut shells, palm leaves, feathers, shells, oyster shells, shells, which were often collected in nature. The main implications in the development of the activity were the low price of the handmade pieces; the use of pieces based on the extraction of raw material from nature and the bureaucratic difficulty to extract it; and the industrialized pieces that competed with the caiçara handicrafts. It was concluded that the organization of artisans in class would increase bargaining power with partner institutions and could solve problems such as the need for training to improve production, the insertion of new forms of commercialization and consequently the increase of income of families involved in manufacture and trade of caiçara handicrafts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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It is presented a study that try to support a better understanding of the current scenario of the fish trade in Paraná Coast, Brazil, which aimed to update data on how the fish trade processes were established in Paraná Coast, what were the commercial strategies adopted by traders and discuss the implications of the reality observed in the context of trade in relation to this region. For that, it was carried out from June to November of 2016, an exploratory descriptive research with face-to-face interviews with 40 fishermen with recognized experience in fish commercial processes. It was observed that the main obstacles to the commercial development of the fishery in Paraná Coast, in the perception of the interviewees were the high costs of production, the decrease of fishes stocks and the lack of clients out of the summer time. The main commercial strategy adopted by traders of fish in the region was the discount in the price per quantity sold, and in general, other commercial strategies adopted that could result in a competitive advantage were not observed. It is considered that the sector organization for joint purchasing as a form of cost reduction and strengthening of the social situation in the bargain with the public power, apparently it could give advances in the commercial activity.The adoption of new commercial strategies that are simple and easy to adopt, based on the marketing mix, and that aimed at customer loyalty and expansion of consumption, could positively change the current situation. It is recommended to carry out new and more in-depth studies on the fish trade, in order to diagnose the most efficient commercial strategies in this sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sugar cane spirit is a product commercialized worldwide, and in Brazil it ranks in second position among the most consumed alcoholic beverages. And Paraná Coast has a long tradition in the production of this beverage, which is among the most requested in the country. Traditionally the industries that produce sugar cane products cause environmental changes in the place where they are inserted, but specifically, the sugar cane spirit industry has few studies that measure these impacts. In this context, in order to promote an evaluation of these industries in Paraná coast, a descriptive exploratory research was carried out with six alembic managers between August and September 2016, and the environmental dimension of the CSI (Corporate Sustainability Index) from BM&F BOVESPA (The New Exchange) was used as reference of evaluation. The study revealed that the procedures adopted by the interviewed managers fulfill the prerogatives with regard to the laws and regulations required in the production cycle of artisanal sugar cane spirit in relation to the environmental issue. It was concluded that, although the production processes of artisanal sugar cane spirit in Paraná Coast are developed with alternative practices that result in a sustainable environment, with low emission of pollutants, without contamination of rivers and without provoking deforestation, it also do not provoke any other harmful practices which may compromise the quality of nature in the region, but require adjustments in the issues of procedures formalization developed by the companies in which the CSI environmental dimension is recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The brandy is a distilled drink very popular in Brazil, and in the state of Paraná there are over 400 producer of this beverage which it can be found in many types. Insert between the most delighted drinks is the hand-made brandy which is manufacture since the Brazilian colonial period and it can be found in different flavors loved the customer's taste. The littoral is the main manufacturer region of the hand-made brandy sugar cane in Paraná, and in spite of the tradition and the economic importance of this beverage in the state, a lack of systematic information about the production and commerce can be found in the location. Due to this context the prospective study has been performed to provide a diagnostic and evaluation of the production and commerce of this product in Coast of the State Paraná. Therefore a research with the objective to describe has been done with the help of an interview performed between August and November of 2015, along with 5 manufacturers. The study revealed that the production places in the Coast of Paraná can be defined as of small scale which is dedicate to production and commerce of hand-made beverages, in additional to the traditional distilled drink, a Premium and extra Premium version, which is an aged version of the product, can be found with a greater quality. The producers classify it as the biggest advantage of the brandy's preparation in the littoral of Paraná. The main strategy adopt was the "focus", lowering the production and rising the selling price. The majority of the interview have spoken that they don't intend to expand their production neither the entrance in new markets, and this commercial passiveness, which was observed, can make things easy for new competitors and harm the establishments in the Littoral of Paraná. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The fishermen of the coast of Paraná, traditionally had in catching fish and shrimp/prawns their main form of economic income, however, the decline of small-scale fishing in the last decades, imposed on the fishing communities a new reality, where many artisanal fishermen started to devote to other activities with a more promising income, including fishing Crabs with cages. Crab fishing with cages is an economic activity that can be one of the basic elements for the development of families of fishermen living in socially vulnerable communities, however there are few or sparse information about this activity, and in particular about the effect on the retail and the relevance of this segment in the production chain of the crab caught with cages. Given this context, an exploratory study was conducted between August and November of 2015, along the 22 restaurant owners and 19 owners of fishmongers. The male gender was predominant among the managers. The origin and quality of product was attested by an absolute majority of respondents (n = 81%) as a requirement for trade in crabmeat caught with cages. Only a minority of respondents (n = 31%) reported that they sell the crabmeat caught in cages, which they consider having a superior quality compared to the one obtained with the traditional methods of shrimp dragging or landing net fishing. It was concluded that the systematics of commercialization adopted by the retail trade and crossers, negatively influence the productive chain, making the product to the final consumer more expensive and imposing low prices to the fisherman. In this context, urges the amendment of the current governance models of the productive chain of the cage crab for more collaborative models and socially fair between all links as a way of ensuring the development of the production chain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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