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Small farmers and deforestation in Amazonia. Author(s): BRONDÍZIO, E. S.; CAK, A.; CALDAS, M. M.; MENA, C.; BILSBORROW, R.; FUTEMMA, C. T.; LUDEWIGS, T.; MORAN, E. F.; BATISTELLA, M. This chapter discusses the relationship between small farmers land use and deforestation, with particular attention paid to the past 30 years of Amazonian colonization in Brazil and Ecuador. Our analy... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2009
Precision and digital agriculture: adoption of technologies and perception of Brazilian farmers. Author(s): BOLFE, E. L.; JORGE, L. A. de C.; DEL'ARCO SANCHES, I.; LUCHIARI JUNIOR, A.; COSTA, C. C. da; VICTORIA, D. de C.; INAMASU, R. Y.; GREGO, C. R.; FERREIRA, V. R.; RAMIREZ, A. R. Abstract: The rapid population growth has driven the demand for more food, fiber, energy, and water, which is associated to an increase in the need to use natural resources in a more sustainable way.... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2020
Agroforestry systems among small farmers in the southern Brazilian Amazon region: social resilience to the global ecological crisis. Author(s): ABREU, L. S. de; BELLON, S. Few studies have analysed the role of Amazonian populations for ecological conservation of the biodiversity and for the reduction of local climatic changes. This study address an experience with Agrof... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2016
Transaction costs in an association of organic farmers in Goiania, Brazil. Author(s): SOUZA, M. C. L. de; WANDER, A. E. This study aimed to analyse the transaction costs of an association of organic farmers located in Goiania, Goias state, Brazil. We analysed the marketing and organisation relations based on data colle... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2016
Efficiency and sustainability assessment for a group of farmers in the Brazilian Amazon. Author(s): GOMES, E. G.; MELLO, J. C. C. B. S. de; SOUZA, G. da S. e; MEZA, L. A.; MANGABEIRA, J. A. de C. The aim of this paper is to use DEA models to evaluate sustainability in agriculture. Several variables are taken into account and the resulting efficiency is measured by comparison. The performance o... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2009
The sugarcane-biofuel expansion and dairy farmers' responses in Brazil. Author(s): NOVO, A. L. M.; JANSEN, K.; SLINGERLAND, M. The expansion of sugarcane for biofuels is a highly contentious issue. The growth of sugarcane area has occurred simultaneously with a reduction of dairy production in São Paulo state, the primary pro... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2012
Biological control of corn pests: an opportunity for the farmers. Author(s): CRUZ, I. Brazilian agriculture has shown significant results in recent years, largely due to the use of new technologies, including superior genetics and good agricultural practices. Despite greater knowledge... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2022
Impact of buyers support on farmer performance and investments in the Brazilian pork supply chain. Author(s): MARTINS, F. M.; TRIENEKENS, J.; OMTA, O. Abstract: This paper analyses how the technical and managerial support of buyers affects the performance and investment capacity of Brazilian pig farmers. The paper also analyses the influence of the... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2021
Modeling biomass flows at the farm level: a discussion support tool for farmers. Author(s): ANDRIEU, N.; NOGUEIRA, D. M. Many simulation models that are used to assess the impact of mixed farming systems have a high level of complexity that is not suitable for teaching farmers about the impacts of their practices. Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2010
Participatory selection of sweet cassava genotypes with Farmers in the northern Amazonia. Author(s): SOUZA, E. D.; LIMA, H. E. de; SCHWENGBER, D. R.; ALVES, A. B.; MATTIONI, J. A. M. The participatory research methodology has been fundamental to the efficiency of using and propagating genotypes because it focuses on its main customers farmers who actively participate in the evalua... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2022

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