Agricultural Development in Brazil

Agricultural Development in Brazil
Author: Antonio M. Buainain
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 135102972X

In the last few decades, Brazilian agriculture has experienced a seismic transformation, and its contradictory facets have fed different and opposing narratives regarding recent changes. This book covers these changes, exploring the issues from several empirical and analytical angles, including the role of agriculture in the contemporary Brazilian economy, the dynamics of Brazilian agricultural value chains, environmental challenges and the processes of social differentiation. Brazilian agriculture continues to be viewed in the international literature, either through the lenses of the past century – those of former problems relating to land use and land tenure – or apologetically. This collection of essays aims at updating the current interpretations, providing objective accounting of the main transformations, its determinants, results, contradictions and limitations. As it covers the most relevant traits of Brazilian agricultural and rural development, the book will provide the reader with an encompassing view of contemporary Brazilian agriculture, including the positive and negative sides of the so-called tropical agriculture revolution. It highlights the tremendous economic potential as well as the continuing structural heterogeneity, concentration of production and marginalization of millions of small farmers. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book will be perfect for all those interested in learning about Brazilian agriculture. It will be of particular interest to undergraduate and graduate students of economic development, agricultural economics, rural sociology, comparative economic development, rural development and agricultural policies.

The Oxford Handbook of the Brazilian Economy

The Oxford Handbook of the Brazilian Economy
Author: Edmund Amann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 849
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190600004

Brazil is a globally vital but troubled economy. This volume offers comprehensive insight into Brazil's economic development, focusing on its most salient characteristics and analyzing its structural features across various dimensions. This innovative Oxford Handbook provides an understanding of the economy's evolution over time and highlights the implications of the past trajectory and decisions for current challenges and opportunities. The opening section covers the country's economic history, beginning with the colonial economy, through import-substitution, to the era of neoliberalism. Second, it analyses Brazil's broader place in the global economy, and considers the ways in which this role has changed, and is likely to change, over coming years. Particular attention is given to the productive sectors of Brazil's economy, for example manufacturing, agriculture, services, energy, and infrastructure. In addition to discussions of regional differences within Brazil, socio-economic dimensions are examined. These include income distribution, human capital, environmental issues, and health. Also included is a discussion of Brazil in the world economy, such as the increase in "South-South" cooperation and trade as well as foreign direct investment. Last but not least is a discussion of the role of the Brazilian state in the economy, whether through state enterprises, competition policy, or corruption.

Feeding the World

Feeding the World
Author: Herbert S. Klein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108473091

Feeding the World documents the emergence of Brazil as an agricultural powerhouse during the second half of the twentieth century.

New Geographies of Global Policy-Making

New Geographies of Global Policy-Making
Author: Carolina Milhorance
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-09-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351655132

International institutions and agencies from the Global North are no longer the sole initiators of development norms and best practices. The proliferation of exports and imports of social, economic and policy management models have called for a rethinking of South–South relations. To date, most studies have focused on the drivers and strategies of international initiatives made by emerging powers; none have analysed the impact of these initiatives on the receiving country’s institutions, and on the structures of international organisations. In this book, Carolina Milhorance examines the content, process and consequences of the internationalisation of Brazil’s rural public policy instruments. Brazil earned wide international recognition in the early 2000s for its agricultural modernisation and social policies; its increasing influence illustrated the specific political interests of coalitions that are embedded in domestic and international struggles. Drawing on extensive field research – including more than 280 interviews – conducted in Brazil, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, France and Italy, Milhorance analyses the effects of the internationalisation of Brazilian policy solutions on national and local political systems in recipient countries, highlighting specifically the case of Mozambique. Relying on a new theoretical approach to International Relations – one based on public policy analysis and international political sociology – she moves beyond a debate about conventional notions of international power. New Geographies of Global Policy-Making will be of interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, public policy analysis, political sociology, comparative politics, and Latin American studies.

Brazilian Crops in the Global Market

Brazilian Crops in the Global Market
Author: Herbert S. Klein
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2023-09-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3031385896

This book comprehensively examines the development of Brazilian agriculture by focusing on the crops which evolved from national products to international commodities on a massive scale. It traces the transformation of Brazil from a country with low-yield levels in 1950 to its current position as a leading world producer. The first section of the book examines the modernization of Brazilian agriculture through a government programme which transformed traditional agriculture through subsidized credit, guaranteed prices, stock purchases, land utilization laws, modern research, new technology and major support for exports. It also explores the changing structures of agricultural production and farm ownership over time, analysing national censuses from 1920 to 2017 to illustrate the increasing efficiency of Brazil’s agricultural workers. The book then discusses the history and evolution of the major Brazilian crops in detail, starting with the newer export crops such as soybeans, maize and cotton, before focusing on the traditional sugar and coffee industries. The final section of the book examines two other major areas of agroindustry: forestry and the evolution of the pastoral industries, as well as the growth of a meat exporting sector. The authors also explore questions of sustainability in the context of today’s climate challenges, and the role of Brazilian agriculture in the world market going forward. This wide-ranging study will be of interest to a range of academics, including those working in agricultural economics, economic history, the history of Latin America and the history of agriculture more broadly.

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Total Pages: 64
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From Agriscience to Agribusiness

From Agriscience to Agribusiness
Author: Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2017-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319679589

This volume presents a state-of-the-art overview of the rapidly evolving field of agribusiness, highlighting the most current issues, concepts, trends and themes in research, practice and policy. With a particular emphasis on technology, product and process innovation, the authors cover a wide array of topics relating to such issues as research and development, technology transfer and patents and licensing, with particular respect to the roles of academic institutions, private organizations and public agencies in generating and disseminating knowledge. Featuring case studies of innovative initiatives across the industry, this book will appeal to researchers, business leaders, university administrators and policymakers concerned with the multi-faceted implications of this dynamic and controversial sector.

Modern Brazil

Modern Brazil
Author: Herbert S. Klein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2020-03-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108489028

The first social history examining all aspects of Brazil's radical transition from a predominantly rural society to an urban one.

Smallholders and Structural Change in the Brazilian Economy

Smallholders and Structural Change in the Brazilian Economy
Author: Gary N. Howe
Publisher: IICA
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1992
Genre: Agricultural development projects
ISBN: 9789290392057

The economic and political context of agrarian transformation; The position of the small-scale producer in the agricultural sector; Smallholdings and rural poverty; Smallholder agriculture ture in tthe northeast; Smallholders and development interventions in the northeast; Smallholders and the rural poor in national development; Towards an IFAD strategy in Brazil; Statistical annex.

Controversies about History, Development and Revolution in Brazil

Controversies about History, Development and Revolution in Brazil
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Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2021-12-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004500561

Controversies about History, Development and Revolution in Brazil is a critical history of Brazilian economic thought from the perspective of the country’s own historical and political development in the 20th century bringing into question its consequences in the present day.