This study provides an economic and econometric analysis of agriculture in the economic cycle, with special reference … to the recent experience of Brazil. Part One of the paper discusses the economic theory and points to the relevance of … classical texts for analysis of agriculture's role in the economic crisis facing developing countries. Part Two of the paper …

potential employment generation. Brazil offers an interesting case study because of its wide spectrum of farm sizes and the … country's dual agricultural policy focus towards large commercial agribusiness enterprises, led by the Ministry of Agriculture … in Brazil's agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, which has accelerated at one of the world's fastest …

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 … factors, however, are often mentioned as potential barriers to the development of agriculture in the region, including …

Much of the recent dynamism of the Brazilian agricultural sector occurred in activities developed in Brazil's South … situation of agriculture in the Southeast, based on data from the 2006 Agricultural Census. Based on this diagnosis, the study …