Development for Sustainable Agriculture: The Brazilian Cerrado

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: Development of Cerrado Agriculture....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Technological Innovations That Made Cerrado Agriculture Possible....Pages 11-34
Establishment and Early Development: PRODECER Sets Agricultural Development in the Cerrado on Track....Pages 35-60
Development of Cerrado Agriculture: The Path to Becoming a Major Global Breadbasket....Pages 61-90
The Impact of Cerrado Development: Stable Food Supply and Socially Inclusive Development with Value Chains....Pages 91-113
Cerrado Agriculture and the Environment....Pages 114-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
EMBRAPA: Institutional Building and Technological Innovations Required for Cerrado Agriculture....Pages 139-156
CPAC: A Model for an R&D System for Tropical Agriculture....Pages 157-196
Environment-Friendly Land Use of the Cerrado....Pages 197-219
PRODECER: An Innovative International Cooperation Program....Pages 220-234
Role of CAMPO in PRODECER: A Successful “Coordination” Model for Agricultural Development....Pages 235-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-257