Retos para Promover la Agricultura con Bajas Emisiones de Carbono A Través de Políticas Públicas y Medidas de Ayuda en Brasil

Brazil has implemented a series of public credit policies, most notably the ABC Plan and its successor ABC+ (RenovAgro), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase agricultural resilience. While the original ABC Plan (2010-2020) exceeded its targets—reducing 193.67 million Mg of CO2eq—the current ABC+ Plan sets more ambitious goals for 2030, including recovering 30 million hectares of degraded pastures. However, data from Agroicone indicates that only 6.2% of total rural credit in 2022/23 was directed toward low-carbon investments. Since 2023, access to credit has become more restrictive, requiring strict environmental compliance across entire properties, including the mandatory Rural Environmental Registry. The authors argue that Brazil must increase the volume of available rural credit and improve the monitoring of technology adoption to meet its climate goals.

• The original ABC Plan (2011-2020) surpassed its initial targets, covering 54 million hectares of agricultural land and treating 38 million m3 of animal waste, resulting in a reduction of 193.67 million Mg of CO2eq.
• The ABC+ Plan, launched in 2021 to align with the Paris Agreement, sets ambitious 2030 targets covering 72.68 million hectares, including the recovery of 30 million hectares of degraded pastures and the implementation of 10 million hectares of integrated systems.
• Despite the existence of low-carbon programs, a small fraction of total rural credit is dedicated to these investments; in the 2022/23 agricultural year, only BRL 6,000 million (6.2%) of BRL 97,000 million in rural credit was allocated to low-carbon agriculture.
• Since 2023, Brazil has tightened regulations for rural credit access, making it dependent on socio-environmental compliance for the entire property rather than just the financed area, and requiring a valid Rural Environmental Registry (CAR).
• A critical gap exists in the monitoring of low-carbon technology adoption, as financial institutions do not currently verify the actual results of funded interventions, such as direct sowing or pasture recovery.
• Brazil's agricultural productivity grew significantly between 2000 and 2013, with livestock productivity increasing by 172%, while the land dedicated to livestock pasture decreased by 16% to approximately 161 million hectares by 2023.

APA

Harfuch, L., Lima, R. C. A., & Lobo, G. D. (2024). Retos para Promover la Agricultura con Bajas Emisiones de Carbono A Través de Políticas Públicas y Medidas de Ayuda en Brasil. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/es/articles/policy-analysis/low-carbon-agriculture-brazil

Chicago

Harfuch, Leila, Rodrigo C. A. Lima, and Gustavo Dantas Lobo. Retos para Promover la Agricultura con Bajas Emisiones de Carbono A Través de Políticas Públicas y Medidas de Ayuda en Brasil. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/es/articles/policy-analysis/low-carbon-agriculture-brazil.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{harfuch2024retos, author = {Harfuch, Leila and Lima, Rodrigo C. A. and Lobo, Gustavo Dantas}, title = {{Retos para Promover la Agricultura con Bajas Emisiones de Carbono A Través de Políticas Públicas y Medidas de Ayuda en Brasil}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/es/articles/policy-analysis/low-carbon-agriculture-brazil}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }