Author(s): MARTINS, E. C.; TRINDADE, J. P. P.; VOLK, L. B. da S.; MELLO, L. M. R. de

Summary: This chapter addresses the target of SDG 8.2, which advocates, Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labor-intensive sectors (United Nations, 2018). Embrapa generates knowledge and technological assets for the sustainability of Brazilian agriculture, whose main objective is the incessant search of new paradigms of economic development. Thus, increasing productivity with technological solutions that contribute to the economic growth of agricultural sector, coupled with the improvement of rural working conditions, must meet the guiding principles of sustainable development proposed by Sachs (1993). Namely: meet the basic needs of citizens; be supportive of future generations; seek the effective participation of the population involved, which is constituted by the true actors of the development process; have as a target the incessant search for the preservation of natural, renewable and/or non-renewable resources, as well as the environment in general; create a social system that guarantees stable work, with decent remuneration for all, social and personal security, and cultural preservation; and promote educational projects and plans at all levels, for the entire population.

Publication year: 2020

Types of publication: Book sections

Unit: Embrapa Goats & Sheep

Keywords: Agricultura Familiar, Agricultura Sustentável, Brazil, Desenvolvimento Agrícola, Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Economia Agrícola, Economia da Produção, Economic development, Economic sustainability, Family farming, Family farms, Política de Desenvolvimento, Produtividade das economias, Rural development, Socioeconomic development, Sustainable development