Development for Sustainable Agriculture [electronic resource] : The Brazilian Cerrado /
Hosono, Akio.editor.
Magno Campos da Rocha, Carlos.editor.
Hongo, Yutaka.editor.
Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing regions. This book explores how and by what Brazil achieved inclusive and sustainable growth in the Cerrado.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Map of Cerrado -- A note on the map of Cerrado -- Forewords / Akihiko Tanaka and Alysson Paulinelli -- Introduction / Akio Hosono, Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha and Yutaka Hongo -- Part I. Development of Cerrado Agriculture / by Akio Hosono and Yutaka Hongo -- Technological Breakthrough that Made Cerrado Agriculture Possible : Preparatory to Establishment Periods -- Institutional Innovation that Drove Cerrado Agriculture on Truck : From Establishment to Early Development Periods -- Full-fledged Development of Cerrado Agriculture : The Path to Becoming a Major Global Breadbasket -- The Impact of Cerrado Development : Stable Food Supply and Inclusive Development with Agricultural Value Chains -- Cerrado Agriculture and Environment -- Part II. Technological and Institutional Innovations that Enabled Sustainable Cerrado Agriculture -- EMBRAPA Model : An Experience of Institutional Building for Agricultural Technology Innovation / by Elseu Alves -- Technological Innovations for Cerrado Agriculture : Experiences of CPAC / by Elmar Wagner, Wenceslau J. Goedert and Carlos Magno Campos de Rocha -- Environment Friendly Land Use of Cerrado / by Edson Eyji Sano -- PRODECER : An Innovative International Cooperation Program / by Roberto Rodriguez -- Role of CAMPO, a Bi-National Public Private Enterprise as a Promoter and Coordinator of PRODECER / by Emiliano Pereira Botelho.
Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing regions. This book explores how and by what Brazil achieved inclusive and sustainable growth in the Cerrado.
Sustainable development.
Development economics.
Economic policy.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Economic development.
Agriculture.
Sustainable Development.
Development Economics.
Development Policy.
Latin American Culture.
Development Studies.
Agriculture.