Author: William Hord NichollsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Structure and Productivity of Agriculture in Brazil's Northeast
Author: William Hord NichollsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Agricultural Economy of Northeast Brazil
Author: Gary P. KutcherPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The Northeast problem is one of massive economic and social disparity, compounded by an apparent intractability. This study focuses on the agricultural sector. Formulation of agricultural policy has been difficult and disappointing to a large degree as a result of the diversity in farming systems and in production and marketing patterns. Therefore, the study identifies seven distinct physiographic zones. It distinguishes different groups in the agricultural labor force according to tenurial arrangements that affect their access to land. Discussion of agricultural production leads to the suggestion that the product mix, which is inferior and locally consumed, contributes to the region's stagnation. Farm incomes are highly skewed, depending partly on farm size and partly on location. It appears that the large farm sector is not using resources efficiently. Labor is perhaps the only factor for which markets, delivery systems, and mobility are sufficient to balance demand and supply. A linear programming model provides a consistent quantitative framework within which to identify the factors constraining development and to simulate effects of policy interventions. Land reform emerges as the most likely prerequisite for solving the Northeast problem.
Ninety-nine Fazendas
Author: William Hord NichollsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Economic research report on the structure and productivity of agriculture in Southern Brazil - includes historical and geographical aspects of the region, and covers major trends in land tenure, population density, labour supply of rural workers, cultivation techniques, livestock and agricultural production, farm income and investments, rural area transportation developments, etc. Maps, references and statistical tables.
Agricultural Development in Brazil
Author: Antonio M. BuainainPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135102972X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Agricultural Productivity and Production Technology Research in Northeast Brazil
Author: Eduardo Venezian L.Brazilian Crops in the Global Market
Author: Herbert S. KleinPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031385896
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
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.
Agriculture and Industry in Brazil
Author: Albert FishlowPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231549520
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Agriculture and Industry in Brazil is a study of the economics of Brazilian agriculture and industry, with a special focus on the importance of innovation to productivity growth. Albert Fishlow and José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho examine technological change in Brazil, highlighting the role of public policy in building institutions and creating an innovation-oriented environment. Fishlow and Vieira Filho tackle the theme of innovation from various angles. They contrast the relationship between state involvement and the private sector in key parts of the Brazilian economy and compare agricultural expansion with growth in the oil and aviation sectors. Fishlow and Vieira Filho argue that modern agriculture is a knowledge-intensive industry and its success in Brazil stems from public institution building. They demonstrate how research has played a key role in productivity growth, showing how prudent innovation policies can leverage knowledge not only within a particular company but also across whole sectors of the economy. The book discusses whether and how Brazil can serve as a model for other middle-income countries eager to achieve higher growth and a more egalitarian distribution of income. An important contribution to comparative, international, and development economics, Agriculture and Industry in Brazil shows how the public success in agriculture became a prototype for advance elsewhere.
Productivity of Brazilian Agriculture
Author: Carlos A. ArnadePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural productivity
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Technological Changes Under Sharecropping Arrangements in the Agriculture of Northeast Brazil
Author: Marie Wilma Bernardes DavidsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Author: Ednaldo Da Silva