Proposição de um modelo de micronegócio para produção alimentícia baseado no nexo água energia e alimento (AEA)

Abstract

Given the global context of climate crises and resource scarcity, the water-food-energy (WEF) Nexus has become a key principle in the development of more sustainable research and policies. The tool brings together research, methods and policies to help develop more sustainable global practices. Covering topics related to Nexus and the creation of sustainable enterprises, this course completion work was guided by the main objective of applying such concepts in a case study, certifying the real possibility of such a mix in the modeling of a food business. The methodology consisted of combining the Canvas concept existing in the literature with the premises recommended by the Water – Energy – Food Nexus, complemented by tools correlated to strategic business management. In this way, although it lacks validation by a body of experts linked to such areas of knowledge, it was possible to propose such a business model, exposing the countless socio-environmental benefits intrinsic to the approach in addition to demonstrating the main challenges found in the technical literature on the topic. Finally, this work leaves room for continuing the topic as a line of research or defining a workflow for business incubators focusing on sustainability.