Development for Sustainable Agriculture

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.

Autorentext
Elseu Alves Elmar Wagner Wenceslau J. Goedert Edson Eyji Sano Roberto Rodriguez Emiliano Pereira Botelho

Inhalt

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