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Development for Sustainable Agriculture

The Brazilian Cerrado

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Akio Hosono

    1. Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan

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  2. Carlos Magno Campos Rocha

    1. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil

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  3. Yutaka Hongo

    1. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction: Development of Cerrado Agriculture

    1. Introduction: Development of Cerrado Agriculture

      • Akio Hosono, Carlos Magno, Yutaka Hongo
      Pages 1-7

  4. Technological and Institutional Innovations That Enabled Sustainable Cerrado Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. EMBRAPA: Institutional Building and Technological Innovations Required for Cerrado Agriculture

      • Eliseu Alves
      Pages 139-156

    3. CPAC: A Model for an R&D System for Tropical Agriculture

      • Elmar Wagner, Wenceslau J. Goedert, Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha
      Pages 157-196

    4. Environment-Friendly Land Use of the Cerrado

      • Edson Eyji Sano
      Pages 197-219

    5. PRODECER: An Innovative International Cooperation Program

      • Roberto Rodrigues
      Pages 220-234

    6. Role of CAMPO in PRODECER: A Successful “Coordination” Model for Agricultural Development

      • Emiliano Pereira Botelho
      Pages 235-249

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 251-257
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Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing regions. This book explores how and by what Brazil achieved inclusive and sustainable growth in the Cerrado.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan

    Akio Hosono

  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil

    Carlos Magno Campos Rocha

  • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan

    Yutaka Hongo

About the editors

Elseu Alves Elmar Wagner Wenceslau J. Goedert Edson Eyji Sano Roberto Rodriguez Emiliano Pereira Botelho

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