Green Growth and Agriculture in Brazil

Roberta Souza Piao, Vivian Lara Silva, Irene Navarro del Aguila and Jerónimo de Burgos Jiménez
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Roberta Souza Piao: Department of Production Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
Vivian Lara Silva: Department of Food Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
Irene Navarro del Aguila: Department of Economics and Business, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Jerónimo de Burgos Jiménez: Department of Economics and Business, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jeronimo de Burgos-Jimenez

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: This paper addresses Green Growth and Agriculture in Brazil, analysing the National Plan for Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (ABC Plan). The main focus is to detail the structure and actions proposed and implemented by the ABC Plan, and also to identify its economic, environmental and social effects. Using a qualitative research approach, desk research was conducted through reports, newspaper articles, and official documents from the Brazilian government and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA). The outcomes indicated that the ABC Plan did not address the main components of the literature on green growth policies, such as proper training of human resources in sustainable agricultural techniques, and access to financial support for promoting the implementation of sustainable agriculture systems. The lack of participation of local institutions in the creation and implementation of the ABC Plan is also pointed out.

Keywords: sustainable; social; rural extension; ABC Plan; low carbon emission in agriculture; social upgrading; environmental upgrading (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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