Inter-regional innovation in Brazilian agriculture and deforestation in the Amazon: income and environment in the balance

Andrea Cattaneo · 2005 · Environment and Development Economics

Summary. Agricultural innovation in Brazil between 1985 and 1995 had mixed effects on deforestation and farm income. Innovation outside the Amazon reduced deforestation while innovation inside the Amazon increased it, resulting in no net change to overall deforestation rates. Livestock productivity improvements proved most influential for deforestation outcomes. Technological advances outside the Amazon, particularly for small farms in the Northeast, boosted agricultural income, improved income distribution, and limited forest loss.

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  title   = {Inter-regional innovation in Brazilian agriculture and deforestation in the Amazon: income and environment in the balance},
  author  = {Andrea Cattaneo},
  journal = {Environment and Development Economics},
  year    = {2005},
  doi     = {10.1017/s1355770x05002305},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355770x05002305}
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DOI

10.1017/s1355770x05002305

Countries

Brazil

Regions

South America

Categories

agtech, climate-and-environment, regional-innovation-systems

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