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 through the persistence of economic differences...

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 through the persistence of economic differences...

Portuguese Abstract: O Estado de São Paulo, maior produtor de cana-de-açúcar do Brasil, concentra a maior parte da estrutura de pesquisa do setor sucroalcooleiro. As pesquisas geradas têm contribuído para o aumento contínuo da produção da cultura no Estado, bem como nos significativos...

The genetic engineering techniques are essential in modern agriculture and, at the same time, demand regulation on several levels. The diffusion of planting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has grown since 1996, notably in the United States, Argentina and Canada. In Brazil, the production...

The genetic engineering techniques are essential in modern agriculture and, at the same time, demand regulation on several levels. The diffusion of planting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has grown since 1996, notably in the United States, Argentina and Canada. In Brazil, the production...

Agriculture modernization provides many sector benefits, such as increasing productivity, reducing production costs and increasing product quality and, thus, an intensive change in worker's activities. In this sense, the social, economic and demographic impacts of this change have been discussed...

Agriculture modernization provides many sector benefits, such as increasing productivity, reducing production costs and increasing product quality and, thus, an intensive change in worker's activities. In this sense, the social, economic and demographic impacts of this change have been discussed...

The article analyses the Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso do Biodiesel (PNPB), an agro-energy policy with social aims, through the study of the political and technical capabilities of its institutional arrangement. The article verifies if the arrangement is able to combine the demands of...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the sectoral funds directed to agribusiness (CTAgribusiness). Besides presenting the national system of agricultural innovation in Brazil, the study shows the dynamic of technological development related to agribusiness sectoral funds. A description of the...