Development for sustainable agriculture the Brazilian cerrado / edited by Akio Hosono, Senior Research Adviser, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan, Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha, President, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil, and Yutaka Hongo, Former Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan.

Other author Hosono, Akio.
Other author Magno Campos da Rocha, Carlos, 1972-
Other author Hongō, Yutaka, 1948-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Descriptionxxi, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Scope and content "Brazil has become one of today's major producers and net exporters of grains. This was achieved by converting barren land into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing areas. The transformation of Cerrado is one of the crucial factors that enabled Brazil's impressive poverty reduction both through generating jobs and inclusive growth as well as through increasing food and nutrition security. Innovative technologies and institutions were introduced and developed to uphold environmental and ecological conservation. The experiences of the Cerrado related in this book will be of great value to contemporary developing countries struggling to attain food and nutrition security, value chains, employment and inclusive growth, and sustainable development"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014049567
ISBN9781137431349 (hardback)

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