Brazilian Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation Policies

The report analyzes Brazil's agricultural policy framework, highlighting that while mitigation and adaptation tools exist, many lack social justice elements. It identifies key policies like PNAPO and the PRONAF ABC+ credit line as essential for a just transition, while noting that the ABC+ Plan primarily targets large-scale producers. The document recommends expanding technical assistance to smallholders and improving coordination between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) and the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA).

• Brazil's agricultural sector is a significant source of emissions, with a quarter of the country's greenhouse gas emissions originating from agricultural activities.
• The ABC+ Plan aims to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by approximately one billion tons by 2030 through goals such as recovering 15 million hectares of degraded pastures and expanding the No-Tillage System by eight million hectares, yet it lacks elements of social and economic justice.
• Specific policies that integrate climate goals with social and economic justice include the National Policy on Agroecology and Organic Production (PNAPO), the National Policy on Planted Forests, and the National Policy on Crop-Cattle-Forest Integration.
• The PRONAF ABC+ credit line is identified as the only credit policy that simultaneously incorporates a transition to low-carbon agriculture and elements of social and economic justice.
• Governance of agricultural climate policies is fragmented across four ministries, with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) acting as the primary implementer for seven of the 15 mapped policies.
• There is a gap in technical assistance and training, as these instruments within the ABC/ABC+ Plan are currently targeted at large-scale producers, excluding smallholders and family farmers.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Antonaccio, L. (2023). Brazilian Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation Policies. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Towards_Just_-Transition.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Luiza Antonaccio. Brazilian Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation Policies. Climate Policy Initiative, 2023. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Towards_Just_-Transition.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2023brazilian, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Antonaccio, Luiza}, title = {{Brazilian Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation Policies}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Towards_Just_-Transition.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }