A DINÂMICA DA ADOÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIAS AGRÍCOLAS NO BRASIL

The report examines the adoption of no-till farming, tractors, and fertilizers in Brazil from 2006 to 2017. It finds that while no-till farming has become more spatially decentralized, tractor use has become more concentrated in wealthy, urbanized regions, and fertilizer use has increased without a clear spatial pattern.

• The adoption of no-till farming (Plantio Direto) in Brazil showed a trend of spatial convergence between 2006 and 2017. The percentage of crops using this technique rose from 17.4% to 38.8%, with significant growth in grain-producing municipalities in the Center-West and Matopiba, as well as in parts of southern Rio Grande do Sul.
• Tractor use in Brazil experienced spatial divergence between 2006 and 2017, becoming more concentrated in the wealthiest and most urbanized regions of the South and Southeast. The density of tractors per square kilometer increased from 0.25 to 0.35, and the gap in density between high-use (75th percentile) and low-use (25th percentile) municipalities grew by approximately 20%.
• The use of fertilizers increased from 25% to 35% of farmers nationwide between 2006 and 2017, but unlike no-till farming or mechanization, this growth did not follow a clear spatial pattern. Growth was observed in diverse areas, including the Cerrado in Mato Grosso and irrigated Caatinga areas on the borders of Bahia, Pernambuco, and Sergipe.

APA

Bragança, A. (2018). A DINÂMICA DA ADOÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIAS AGRÍCOLAS NO BRASIL. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-Dinamica-da-Adocao-de-Tecnologias-Agricolas-no-Brasil.pdf

Chicago

Bragança, Arthur. A DINÂMICA DA ADOÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIAS AGRÍCOLAS NO BRASIL. Climate Policy Initiative, 2018. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-Dinamica-da-Adocao-de-Tecnologias-Agricolas-no-Brasil.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bragana2018dinmica, author = {Bragança, Arthur}, title = {{A DINÂMICA DA ADOÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIAS AGRÍCOLAS NO BRASIL}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-Dinamica-da-Adocao-de-Tecnologias-Agricolas-no-Brasil.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }