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This Review measures the level and composition of support to Brazilian agriculture, and evaluates the effectiveness of current measures in attaining their objectives. The study finds that Brazil provides much lower support to its agricultural sector than most OECD countries. However, a large and increasing share of that support is provided in the form of credit subsidies; support which could be more productively oriented to areas such as research and extension, training, and the development of rural infrastructure. A greater focus on such long-term investments could help Brazil to address the two major challenges confronting its agricultural sector: the need to sustain improvements in international competitiveness, and at the same time draw poor smallholders into the development process. At the international level, the report finds that, having substantially reformed its own agricultural policies, the main source of future benefits to Brazil will be reforms in other countries, where access to OECD country markets is the most important issue. Yet while trade liberalisation offers important benefits for the majority of households, those gains need to be placed in the context of the broader opportunities and adjustment pressures confronting both commercial farmers and smallholders.

Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Brazil. --- Agriculture and state -- Brazil. --- Privatization -- Brazil. --- Agriculture and state --- Agriculture --- Privatization --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Economic aspects --- Brazil --- Politique agricole --- Aspect économique

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This book is a contribution of the authors to the food - fuel debate. During 2007 and 2008 several factors led to the food inflation problem: growing population, income distribution, urbanization, biofuel, social programs, production scarcity etc.. Biofuel got most of the blame for food inflation but its responsibility was only limited. There are several possibilities of solving the food inflation problem that are discussed this book. It explores the example of Brazil’s agricultural sector, where a quiet revolution occurred in the last 15 years. This development is leading to Brazil becoming one of the largest food exporters globally. This position will strengthen as an additional 100 million hectares becomes available for crop development. The second part of the book explores the basics of the sugar cane chain. Sugar cane occupies less than 2% of Brazilian arable land and supplies 50% of Brazilian car fuel. In 2010 Brazil produced 53% of the world’s sugar. Sugar cane produces sugar, ethanol (used as car fuel), biogases that are used to co-generate electricity and other by-products. Biofuel is a booming industry. New technologies allow production of diesel and other fuels from cane. Sugar cane ethanol is the only renewable fuel that can currently compete with gasoline. Coca Cola just launched the plastic bottle with sugar cane plastic. This book helps us to understand Brazilian agribusiness and sugar cane economics from various perspectives e.g. international investments, sustainability, future trends and the strategic plan for the Brazilian industry.

Agriculture -- Brazil. --- Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Brazil. --- Agriculture and energy -- Brazil. --- Biology --- Business & Economics --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Agricultural Economics --- Biology - General --- Agriculture --- Sugarcane industry --- Economic aspects --- Life sciences. --- Life Sciences. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Sugar trade

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Land. Real estate --- Third World: agricultural and food problems --- Brazil --- Land reform --- Agriculture --- Economic aspects --- -Agriculture --- -332.02 --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Agrarian reform --- Economic policy --- Social policy --- Agriculture and state --- -Grondpolitiek --(ruilverkaveling zie ook {711.163}) --- 332.02 Grondpolitiek --(ruilverkaveling zie ook {711.163}) --- Grondpolitiek --(ruilverkaveling zie ook {711.163}) --- 332.02 --- Developing countries: agricultural and food problems --- Land reform - Brazil --- Agriculture - Economic aspects - Brazil