A Longitudinal Study of Brazilian Food Production Dynamics.

Brazil is among the world's leading food producers and exporters. The opportunity arose to examine and analyse dynamics of spatiotemporal of major agricultural crop and animal commodities within Brazil. An investigation was carried out on shifts in distribution density across Brazil's different agricultural production regions between 1990 and 2015. This focused mainly on the midwest region, Brazil's main agricultural frontier in the 21st century. This process enabled an analysis of the potential areas for maintenance and expansion of food supply chains and confirmed an increase in agricultural production in country's central region. Geographical transformations were noted in the midwest region's interior and its frontier with the Amazon biome. Over the study period, geographical midpoints of some key agricultural commodities (e.g., soybean, maize) and beef cattle production shifted towards the midwest's interior, whereas milk, poultry, and pork production shifted southward. A vital issue in discussing contemporary rural areas, agricultural food production is tied to the quality of life, food supply, distribution, and consumption, as well as social, economic, and spatial inequalities. The development of science and technology applied to agriculture has implications regarding production growth and innovation targeted toward guaranteeing sustainable long-term production.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	MORES, G. de V., DEWES, H., TALAMINI, E., VIEIRA-FILHO, J. E. R., CASAGRANDA, Y. G., MALAFAIA, G. C., COSTA, C., SPANHOL-FINOCCHIO, C. P., ZHANG, D.
Other Authors:	GIANA DE VARGAS MORES, ATITUS EDUCAÇÃO; HOMERO DEWES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL; EDSON TALAMINI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL; JOSÉ EUSTÁQUIO RIBEIRO VIEIRA-FILHO, INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA ECONÔMICA APLICADA; YASMIN GOMES CASAGRANDA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL; GUILHERME CUNHA MALAFAIA, CNPGC; CARLOS COSTA, ATITUS EDUCAÇÃO; CAROLINE PAULETTO SPANHOL-FINOCCHIO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL; DEBIN ZHANG, HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	Agriculture, v. 12, article 1811, 2022. 2023-01-05
Subjects:	Agricultura Sustentável, Agronegócio, Produção de Alimentos, Segurança Alimentar, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food supply chain, Food production, Rural areas, Sustainable development,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1150675 https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111811
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