Reducing losses in food production in Brazil: its impacts on the economy, land-use change and greenhouse gas emissions

Soares, Anaysa Borges; Silva, Jonathan Gonçalves; Martinelli, Gabrielli; Brandão, Miguel Reis; Ruviaro, Clandio Favarini

dc.creator	Soares, Anaysa Borges
dc.creator	Silva, Jonathan Gonçalves
dc.creator	Martinelli, Gabrielli
dc.creator	Brandão, Miguel Reis
dc.creator	Ruviaro, Clandio Favarini
dc.date	2022-02-24
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-30T19:44:09Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-30T19:44:09Z
dc.identifier	https://periodicos.unesc.net/ojs/index.php/RDSD/article/view/6474
dc.identifier	10.18616/rdsd.v7i2.6474
dc.identifier.uri	https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/247041
dc.description	The reduction of food losses is an important measure to ensure food security, as it affects food availability, the environment and economic development. To this end, it is necessary to reduce waste from production to final consumption. This paper analyzes the economic impacts in Brazil from reducing food losses at the production stage between 2021 and 2030. In addition, it assesses the effects of policies on land allocation and its consequences in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. A computable general-equilibrium model was used to estimate the consequences arising from the reduction of losses on the different sectors of the economy as a result of the application of shocks of productivity gains to the production of some of the main crops in Brazil. The results show that reduction of waste is feasible and beneficial for the Brazilian economy, as it promotes regional and national economic growth, which leads to an increase in consumption by households and the government, and to investments and production levels. One of the main results identified was the Borlaug effect, since different agricultural activities grew in volume by increasing productivity on current cropland, thereby avoiding the conversion of large areas of native vegetation into arable land. Furthermore, the results may offer a new perspective on this topic to countries with economies similar to Brazil's, particular since only a few studies use this approach exist.	pt-BR
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dc.language	por
dc.publisher	UNESC	pt-BR
dc.relation	https://periodicos.unesc.net/ojs/index.php/RDSD/article/view/6474/6078
dc.rights	Copyright (c) 2022 Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate	pt-BR
dc.source	Revista Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate; v. 7 n. 2 (2021): Revista Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate; 122 - 145	pt-BR
dc.source	Revista Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021): Revista Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate; 122 - 145	en-US
dc.source	Revista Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate; Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (2021): Revista Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico em Debate; 122 - 145	es-ES
dc.source	2446-5496
dc.source	10.18616/rdsd.v7i2
dc.title	Reducing losses in food production in Brazil: its impacts on the economy, land-use change and greenhouse gas emissions	pt-BR
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type	Artigo avaliado pelos Pares	pt-BR