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-recognizes learning and innovation in agriculture and its crossover supplier segments with manufacturing. The sections analyze … manufacturing bias; demand's effects; and differences in the technological process and links between agriculture and manufacturing …. An evolutionary approach has potential for understanding both manufacturing as well as agriculture, but should be more …
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some of the main findings from the historical view of Brazilian agriculture development. The arguments should rest here on …
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This study addresses the structural heterogeneity and production of Brazilian agriculture. Economic indicators of labor … productivity, specialization and income concentration in agriculture are analyzed. The structural heterogeneity can be evidenced … discussing the structural and productive issues that lead to heterogeneity in agriculture. We show a high specialization and …
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Agriculture and Industry in Brazil is a study of the economics of Brazilian agriculture and industry, with a special … expansion in the oil and aviation sectors. Fishlow and Vieira Filho argue that modern agriculture is a knowledge … contribution to comparative, international, and development economics, Agriculture and Industry in Brazil shows how the public …
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The rise in agricultural prices to alarming levels since 2007 characterized the agrinflation phenomenon. Because of the increase in food prices and the expectation of strong population growth in the coming years, the issue of land grabbing by foreigners in the world has been drawing the...
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The main objective in this study is to analyze the sources of growth of Brazilian exports of soybeans, maize, sugar, wheat, orange, cotton, coffee and meat (beef, pork and poultry) during 1992 to 2013. The methodological procedures involved the application of Constant Market Share model to...
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This study aims to analyze the technological differences in agricultural production between the municipalities in the semiarid and non-semiarid regions of Brazil's Northeast. It uses the technological meta-frontier model proposed by Battese, Rao e O'Donnell (2004), and O'Donnell, Rao e Battese...
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Since the 1990s, Brazilian agriculture has taken a leading role in sustainable development. In this context, the United … Agriculture). The program aims to disseminate sustainable productive practices through specific lines of financial credit. The …
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