Development for sustainable agriculture : the Brazilian cerrado

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Development for sustainable agriculture : the Brazilian cerrado

edited by Akio Hosono, Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha and Yutaka Hongo

Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.

Table of Contents

  • Forewords
  • Akihiko Tanaka and Alysson Paulinelli Introduction
  • Akio Hosono, Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha and Yutaka Hongo PART I: DEVELOPMENT OF CERRADO AGRICULTURE 1. Technological Innovation That Made Cerrado Agriculture Possible: Preparatory to Establishment Periods
  • Akio Hosono and Yutaka Hongo 2. PRODECER Sets Agricultural Development in the Cerrado on Track: From Establishment to Early Development Periods of Cerrado Agriculture
  • Akio Hosono and Yutaka Hongo Development of Cerrado Agriculture: The Path to Becoming a Major Global Breadbasket
  • Akio Hosono and Yutaka Hongo 3. Stable Food Supply and Inclusive Development with Value Chains: The Impact of Cerrado Development
  • Akio Hosono and Yutaka Hongo 4. Cerrado Agriculture and the Environment
  • Akio Hosono and Yutaka Hongo PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS THAT ENABLED SUSTAINABLE CERRADO AGRICULTURE 5. Embrapa: Institution Building and Technological Innovations Required for Cerrado Agriculture
  • Eliseu Alves 6. CPAC-JICA International Cooperation: A Model for an R&D System for Tropical Agriculture
  • Elmar Wagner, Wenceslau J. Goedert and Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha 7. Environment-Friendly Land Use of Cerrado
  • Edson Eyji Sano 8. PRODECER: An Innovative International Cooperation Program
  • Roberto Rodrigues 9. CAMPO's performance in PRODECER: A successful 'Coordination' model for agricultural development
  • Emiliano Pereira Botelho

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