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Agriculture and Industry in Brazil: Innovation and Competitiveness

Albert Fishlow, José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho · 2020

Summary. Brazil's agricultural success stems from knowledge-intensive innovation driven by public institution building and research investment. The authors examine how state involvement and private sector collaboration created an innovation-oriented environment that boosted productivity across agriculture and related sectors. They argue Brazil's model demonstrates how strategic innovation policies can generate economy-wide benefits and offers lessons for other middle-income countries seeking growth and more equitable income distribution.

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Fishlow, A., & Filho, J. E. R. V.. (2020). Agriculture and Industry in Brazil: Innovation and Competitiveness. https://doi.org/10.7312/fish19170

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DOI
10.7312/fish19170
Countries
Brazil
Regions
South America
Categories
agtech, policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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2026-08-01