Marques, Andreia (author), Kamali, Farahnaz Pashaei (author), Asveld, Lotte (author), Osseweijer, Patricia (author), Silveira, Jose Maria F. J. de (author), and Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Unicamp Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2019-11-05
Published:
Netherlands: Elsevier
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11216
16 pages, via online journal, Sugarcane expansion in Brazil during the 2000s was partly restricted by several discussions about the sustainability aspects of its cultivation. These discussions were mainly based on surveys that sometimes use highly aggregated data not including local perspectives and particularities, and sometimes used case studies with small samples which, while listening to local perspectives, cannot be considered representative of the whole sector. This work aims at filling this gap by considering both the perceptions of the local community, which add primary data on impact, and a large sample, to increase the research representativeness. To do so, we present the results of 353 interviews, covering 33 municipalities in five states of the Center-South region of Brazil (the largest cultivation area in the country). The results show that the expansion of biofuels has generated conflict mostly related to environmental and social issues, although there is good acceptance of the sugarcane mills in general. Our conclusions point to the importance of including local voices for a deeper understanding of the advantages and limitations of the expansion of biofuels.
Johnson, S.R. (author), Skold, Karl D. (author), and Skold: Postdoctoral research associate, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Johnson: Professor of economics and Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development,
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1990-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 80 Document Number: C04707
Notes:
CARD, Ames, IA : Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, 1990. 35 p. (Working paper 90-WP 51)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07431
Notes:
INTERPAKS, Mimeographed, 1983. Paper presented at the Workshop on Financing the Recurrent Costs of Agricultural Services. 42 p., Presents an overview of the problems, procedures and future potential for financing agricultural research and extension in developing countries. First, the author traces some of the changes in the needs of research and extension over time and illustrates these changes with facts. Second, he discusses recent trends and emerging problems such as the contributions of external support to agriculture research in developing nations, links between research and extension, imbalances in the distribution of research resources, and implications of the development of research and extension services for education and training. Concludes by highlighting some important issues for consideration.
