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The Economics and Organization of Brazilian Agriculture : Recent Evolution and Productivity Gains /
The Economics and Organization of Brazilian Agriculture: Recent Evolution and Productivity Gains presents insights on Brazilian agriculture and its impressive gains in productivity and international competitiveness, also providing insightful examples for global policymakers. In Brazil, as in many co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; San Diego, CA :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier Ltd.,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Economics and Organization of Brazilian Agriculture; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Production; 1.2 Farm Inputs; 1.3 Productivity Gains; 1.4 Economic Effects; 1.5 Sketch of the Book; Notes; References; 2 Enabling Conditions; 2.1 Natural Resources; 2.2 Technology; 2.2.1 Plant Breeding and Genetics; 2.2.2 Soil Fertility and Conservation; 2.2.3 Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF); 2.2.4 Crop Rotation and Integrated Pest Management; 2.2.5 Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems; 2.2.6 The Development of the Cerrado; 2.3 Agricultural Policy.
- 2.4 SummaryNotes; References; 3 Agriculture in Southern Brazil: Cooperatives and Contract Farming; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Diversity of Agricultural Organization; 3.3 Agriculture in Paraná; 3.3.1 OCB and OCEPAR; 3.3.2 Coodetec; 3.3.3 Castrolanda; 3.3.4 Agrária; 3.3.5 Agricultural Cooperatives in Other Regions; 3.4 Agriculture in Santa Catarina; 3.5 Summary; Notes; References; 4 Agriculture in Southeastern Brazil: Vertically Integrated Agribusiness; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Sugarcane; 4.2.1 Industry Evolution; 4.2.2 The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA).
- 4.2.2.1 Governance and Organizational Structure4.2.2.2 Sustainability Initiatives; 4.2.2.3 Communication Efforts; 4.2.2.4 A Brief Update; 4.2.3 The Relationship Between Sugarcane Processors and Growers; 4.2.4 The Industry Consolidators: Copersucar and Cosan; 4.2.5 The Copersucar Technology Center (CTC); 4.3 Orange Juice; 4.3.1 Explaining the Competitiveness of the São Paulo Orange Juice Industry; 4.4 Summary; Notes; References; 5 Agriculture in the Cerrado: Large-Scale Farming and New-Generation Cooperatives; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Evolution of Farming in Mato Grosso; 5.3 Productivity Gains.
- 5.3.1 The Mato Grosso Agricultural Research Foundation (FMT)5.3.2 EMBRAPA Agrossilvipastoril; 5.4 Entrepreneurship and Economies of Scale; 5.4.1 Commercial Producers; 5.4.2 Corporate Farms; 5.4.3 Economies of Scale; 5.5 Producer Organizations; 5.5.1 The Soybean and Corn Producer Association (Aprosoja); 5.5.2 New-Generation Cooperatives; 5.6 Summary; Notes; References; 6 Conclusions; 6.1 Summary of Main Findings; 6.2 A Counterfactual Example; 6.3 Challenges; 6.3.1 Environmental Issues; 6.3.2 Social Issues; Index; Back Cover.