Abstract: The growth of the tea market is based on its characteristics of being natural and healthy. Mate is widely consumed in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and is being disseminated in other countries, especially in the United States and Europe. The product has beneficial health properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antiobesity and cardioprotective functions. Considering the yerba mate agro-industrial complex in the state of Parana (Brazil), the main world producer, the general objective of the present study was to estimate economic, social and environmental indicators based on the input-output matrix of the two yerba mate production systems (extractive and cultivated) and agribusiness aiming to measure its sustainability. Assessing the economic,........
Key Word: input-output; carbon dioxide; organic production
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