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

This research paper analyzes the policies and financial mechanisms used to promote low-carbon agriculture in Brazil, focusing on the transition from the original ABC Plan to the more ambitious ABC+ Plan (RenovAgro). It examines the role of rural credit, the impact of new sustainability requirements introduced in 2023, and the challenges of monitoring technology adoption to ensure climate resilience.

• Brazil experienced significant growth in agricultural productivity between 2000 and 2013, with overall productivity increasing by 105.6% and livestock productivity rising by 172%. During this period, land dedicated to livestock pasture decreased by 16%, reaching approximately 161 million hectares by 2023.
• The original Low Carbon Agriculture Plan (ABC), launched in 2011, exceeded its initial goals for the 2010-2020 period. It reached 54 million hectares of agricultural land and treated 38 million m3 of animal waste, resulting in a reduction of 193.67 million Mg of CO2eq.
• The ABC+ Plan, introduced in 2021 and later renamed RenovAgro in July 2023, sets more ambitious targets for 2030, aiming to cover 72.68 million hectares. Specific goals include recovering 30 million hectares of degraded pastures, applying integrated systems to 10 million hectares, and increasing no-till farming practices by 12.58 million hectares.
• Analysis by Agroicone for the 2022/23 agricultural year indicates that only a small fraction of rural credit was directed toward low-carbon investments. Out of BRL 97 billion in rural credit, only BRL 6 billion (6.2%) was allocated to low-carbon agriculture, with BRL 3.9 billion of that coming from the ABC+/RenovAgro plan.
• Starting in 2023, Brazil implemented stricter regulations for accessing rural credit to ensure environmental compliance. These include requiring socio-environmental compliance for the entire rural property, blocking credit for those with cancelled or suspended Rural Environmental Registries, and including environmental embargos from state-level agencies across all biomes.
• A critical gap exists in the monitoring of low-carbon technology adoption. While financial institutions are expected to monitor actions, the actual results of funded interventions—such as no-till farming implementation and pasture recovery—are not being verified.

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} }