The economic impacts of the diffusion of agroforestry in Brazil

Autor(es)

Maia, Alexandre Gori ^[1] ; Eusebio, Gabriela dos Santos ^[1] ; Fasiaben, Maria do Carmo Ramos ^[2] ; Moraes, Andre Steffens ^[3] ; Assad, Eduardo Delgado ^[2] ; Pugliero, Vanessa Silva ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Agr & Environm Res, Ctr Appl Econ, Rua Pitagoras 353, BR-13083857 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Brazilian Agr Res Corp Embrapa, CNPTIA, Ave Andre Tosello 209, BR-13083886 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Brazilian Agr Res Corp Embrapa, CNPS, Rodovia Carlos Joao Strass Caixa Postal 231, BR-86001970 Londrina, PR - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: LAND USE POLICY; v. 108, SEP 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The diffusion of agroforestry systems is among the priority actions to reduce carbon emissions in Brazil. However, the economic impacts of agroforestry are still poorly understood. We evaluate the impacts of the diffusion of agroforestry systems on the cattle herd and the total value of agricultural production in Brazil. We use panel data models with municipal-level information from the Agricultural Censuses 2006 and 2017. We check the robustness of our estimates combining several empirical strategies, including spatial panel data model and instrumental variable estimators. We also consider that agroforestry impacts may differ according to the biome and crops used in the integrated systems. Our results highlight that agroforestry systems' diffusion had positive and relevant impacts on the stocking rate (heads/pasture area). Agroforestry may have also stimulated the shift from cattle raising to other activities with higher gross added value, such as soybean. In fact, the most significant economic impacts of agroforestry occur when the diffusion of agroforestry systems is related to soybean cultivation. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/50848-9 - INCT 2014: INCT para Mudanças Climáticas (INCT-MC)
• Beneficiário: Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Temático