Essays about: "agriculture in brazil"

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1. 1. Global Effect of the EU Food Carbon Tax on Food Industries and Products: Case Study of Brazil

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Shaomeng Sun; Lan Yao; [2022]
   Keywords : Carbon tax; Food Policy; International trade; Input Output;

   Abstract : Several researchers suggest an introduction of a food carbon tax in EU to reduce food emissions following the European Green Deal, but taking into account food international trade, such action in EU could raise global food prices and results in possible decline in food production in some regions, thus reduce people's welfare, which is not in line with the global Sustainable Development Goals. Given that existing studies mainly focus on the local environmental, social, and economic effects of a carbon tax, our paper takes a further step by studying the possible global effect of the EU food carbon tax on food industries and products with Brazil as a case. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainable Cattle Production in Brazil - The Agricultural Innovation System of Integrated Livestock Systems in Mato Grosso State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mads Stub Pullich; [2021]
   Keywords : Agricultural Innovation System; Deforestation; Sustainable Agriculture; Integrated Livestock Systems; Brazil; Mato Grosso; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The precarious state of affairs in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, particularly in Mato Grosso, where unsustainable cattle ranching is driving the deforestation. Brazil needs to invest in sustainable development of its cattle production. READ MORE

4. 3. Comparison between conventional and organic farming systems : an LCA study of milk production

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Yue Gu; [2021]
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   Abstract : Agriculture has always been an important part in people’s daily life and has been developing over centuries with the development of technology and contributing to the rise of civilizations. Based on the production method, conventional and organic farming systems are currently the two main farming systems. READ MORE

5. 4. The Political Economy of Deforestation of the Northwestern Colombian Amazon

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning (BIG); Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Paula Andrea Sanchez Garcia; [2021]
   Keywords : Amazon; Colombia; power dynamics; political economy; hegemony;

   Abstract : The Amazon has experienced rapid forest loss in the past decades due to the growing colonization, infrastructure development and commercial agriculture expansion. Understanding the underlying social, political and economic drivers of deforestation is key to curb deforestation of the Amazon basin. READ MORE

6. 5. The diffusion of biogas technologies in the Brazilian context : A comparative case study in two Brazilian states

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Hanna Guimarães Zanatta; [2020]
   Keywords : biogas technologies; diffusion; socio-technical systems; technological innovation systems; societal embedding; diffusion of innovation;

   Abstract : Brazil is one of the largest biomass producers in the world, thus it has a huge potential for biogas production across all its territory. Nowadays, biogas production remains largely unexplored, representing just a small fraction of its potential. READ MORE