This research aimed at identifying the influence of the innovation in the competitiveness of organic agriculture and food industries in Brazil, seeking to create adhesion between a review of the literature and an empirical research about the strategies for innovation and competitiveness in the area. The trend in the globalized market indicates favorable prospects for organic food industries and, for this reason, they have realized the need for restructuration in order to meet the demands. The food industry has been searching for market differentials in order to add value to their products and make profit. As for the methodology, an exploratory research conducted with 54 managers of companies in the organic food sector, the result noted was that innovation had a positive influence over the competitiveness of organic products and that the research confirmed the theoretical base, showing that companies should focus on innovation in order to generate competitive advantages.

Resumo: Nesta pesquisa teve-se como objetivo identificar a influência da inovação sobre a vantagem competitiva da indústria agroalimentar orgânica brasileira. Buscou-se criar aderência entre a revisão bibliográfica levantada e a pesquisa empírica nas estratégias de inovação e vantagem competitiva no setor. A tendência do mercado globalizado aponta perspectivas favoráveis para as indústrias de alimentação orgânica, por essa razão, as indústrias perceberam a necessidade de reestruturar-se para atender à demanda, enquanto o mercado agroalimentar vem buscando formas de agregar valor ao seu produto e obter lucros. Quanto à metodologia, foi realizada uma pesquisa de natureza exploratória com 83 gestores de empresas do setor agroalimentar orgânico. Obteve-se como resultado que a inovação exerceu influência positiva sobre a vantagem competitiva dos produtos orgânicos e que as empresas devem focar em inovações para gerar vantagem competitiva.Palavras-chave: Inovação. Competitividade. Agronegócios. Produtos orgânicos. Organizational innovation how competitive advantage: a study on brazilian organic agroindustry Abstract: This research aimed to identify the influence of the innovation process in the competitiveness of brazilian organic agrifood industry, we sought to create adhesion between the literature review and empirical research raised the strategies of innovation and competitiveness in the sector. The trend of the globalized market indicates favorable prospects for industries Organic food, for this reason the industries have realized the need to restructure to meet the demand, the food industry has been searching for market differentiation looking to add value to your product and make a profit. As for methodology, exploratory research with 83 managers of companies in the organic agrifood sector, the result was that innovation had a positive influence on the competitiveness of organic products and the theoretical foundation joined the conducted research was conducted showing that companies should focus on innovations to generate competitive advantage.Keywords: Innovation. Competitive. Agribusiness. Organic products.