Development for Sustainable Agriculture
The Brazilian Cerrado
Published on 29. October 2015
Book
Hardback
XXI, 257 pages
978-1-137-43134-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XXI, 257 p.
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-43134-9 (9781137431349)
DOI
10.1057/9781137431356
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Akio Hosono | Carlos Magno Campos Da Rocha | Yutaka Hongo
Development for Sustainable Agriculture
The Brazilian Cerrado
E-Book
01/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
€128.39
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Naohiro Kitano | Akio Hosono | Carlos Magno Campos Da Rocha
Development for Sustainable Agriculture
The Brazilian Cerrado
Book
01/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
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Persons
Elseu Alves Elmar Wagner Wenceslau J. Goedert Edson Eyji Sano Roberto Rodriguez Emiliano Pereira Botelho
Content
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