Supporting Brazilian Smallholder Farmers in Supplying Institutional Markets

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by Helio Yochihiro Fuchigami, Andrea Tuni, Luísa Queiroz Barbosa, Maico Roris Severino, Athanasios Rentizelas

Smallholder farmers are amongst the most vulnerable communities in developing countries, lacking a stable income due to inconsistent access to markets. Our research aims to facilitate the transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, by supporting Brazilian smallholder farmers to distribute their produce to schools through institutional markets. A decision support system, based on two sequential MILP optimisation models, was developed and applied to the case study of Canudos settlement, guiding farmers on the optimal bidding and contract acceptance strategy. A dedicated mobile phone App for farmers was developed to magnify the societal impact of the research and to strengthen inclusive agricultural growth. The research was awarded the 2022 EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good. If you are interested to learn more, read the publication here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221721001600?via%3Dihub

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