In the last decades, in an attempt to promote a model of agriculture of high productivity in the semiarid, successive governments have invested in the water infrastructure for the creation of several irrigation districts in the region. The purpose of this work is to analyze historically the...

The agricultural frontier known as Matopiba, has shown considerable growth in recent years. This dynamism results from the agricultural production of grains such as soybean, corn and cotton in large properties and with use of machinery and equipment. Thus, the work measures aspects of the...

The word Matopiba refers to the region that is formed by municipalities in the frontier of the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí and Bahia, which in the last two decades has been rapid transformations in its dynamics of land occupation due to expansion of the agricultural activity, a...

As a result of several combined factors (climate, water availability, technology, etc.), production and income generated by family farmers in the Brazilian semi-arid region are relatively low. The climate changes projected for the Brazilian semi-arid region, if confirmed, will impact regional...

Climate change is an increasingly relevant topic in academic, diplomatic and government circles. The expected impacts of climate change on cities are varied. Such impacts may include: floods and damage caused by rising sea levels in coastal cities, damage to existing urban infrastructure caused...

Among the economic activities in Brazil´s Midwest region, agriculture has an important role in the regional economy, with the aim of this study to evaluate the recent situation of regional agriculture in order to identify constraints and opportunities for development and discuss actions that...

Much of the recent dynamism of the Brazilian agricultural sector occurred in activities developed in Brazil´s South, Southeast and Midwest regions. Specifically, the Southeast region was responsible in 2006 for approximately 34% of the value of agricultural production according to data from the...

A agricultura brasileira passou por um processo de modernização que ocorreu gradativamente entre a década de 1950 e os dias atuais. Fez parte dessa modernização a incorporação de práticas agrícolas mais eficientes com relação à produtividade. Entretanto, a agricultura brasileira...

Grande parte do dinamismo recente do setor agropecuário brasileiro ocorreu em atividades agropecuárias desenvolvidas nas regiões Sul, Sudeste e Centro-Oeste. Especificamente a região Sudeste foi responsável em 2006 por quase 34% do valor de produção (VP) agropecuária de acordo com dados...

O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar os potenciais impactos do Projeto de Transposição do rio São Francisco e verificar se tal projeto é ou não uma alternativa adequada para aumentar a disponibilidade hídrica e, consequentemente, contribuir para o desenvolvimento socioeconômico da região...