The cane, sugar and ethanol production in Brazil has been divided in two major production regions, the Center-South (CS) and the North-Northeastern (NNE) Brazil. These regions present very different productivity, and henceforth production costs. The Center-South average productivity is higher...

Portuguese Abstract: O Brasil tem mais de 23 milhões de pessoas na zona rural sem coleta ou tratamento de esgoto, o que corresponde a 75% da população rural. Um reflexo desta situação é observado na área de saúde, onde há um índice de mortalidade causada por diarréia (principal...

Portuguese Abstract: Com o objetivo de estimar o potencial impacto da adoção das principais técnicas de agricultura de precisão na agricultura brasileira sobre fatores socioeconômicos n país, este estudo utilizou uma ampla revisão bibliográfica dos principais resultados que as técnicas...

This paper shows that the State of São Paulo, by having a deliberated policy of different rates of taxation related to the consumer tax (ICMS) for gasoline C (25%) and hydrous ethanol (12%) has had a positive impact over: a) the consumption of ethanol; b) the economy of the State; and c) in the...

Brazil has about 30% of GDP from agribusiness sectors. This shows the importance of agribusiness in the country, which is also one of the largest agricultural producers in the world. Considering the linkage effects of shocks in some non-agricultural and agricultural sectors selected, this study...

This paper estimates the impact of an increase in Brazilian sugar and ethanol demand for exports upon the countries' overall production and employment. The impacts were simulated considering each of the major cane producing areas of the country (Center-South and North-Northeast). An...

Portuguese Abstract: Com a criação da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC), o comércio internacional do açúcar poderá experimentar reduções em barreiras protecionistas impostas por países desenvolvidos. Associado a isto, com a assinatura do Protocolo de Kyoto, tem-se uma expectativa...

The sugarcane sector in Brazil has been achieving large increases in production since the beginning of the 2000s, owing to the deregulation of its two main products: sugar and ethanol. This growth has been driven more by the ethanol production, which grew at a rate of 13% per annum (between 2000...

Portuguese Abstract: Para estimar os impactos nos empregos da economia brasileira resultantes da substituição de gasolina C por etanol hidratado foi utilizada a Matriz Insumo-Produto (MIP) inter-regional considerando as regiões Norte-Nordeste, Centro-Sul e o Estado de São Paulo. Os...