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The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil

The expansion of agricultural frontiers in Brazil has caused substantial changes in land use and land cover. This research aims to analyze the space-time dynamics of soybeans and cattle production in the Brazilian territory during the period 1991–2015. The spatial analysis adopted the following p...

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Main Authors: Maranhão, Rebecca Lima Albuquerque, Carvalho Júnior, Osmar Abílio de, Hermuche, Potira Meirelles, Gomes, Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso, Pimentel, Concepta Margaret McManus, Guimarães, Renato Fontes
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Language: Inglês
Published: MDPI 2020
Subjects:
Soja
Bovino
Produtividade agrícola
Agroindústria
Online Access: https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/39347
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11072150
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0346-1684
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-4064
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-043X
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spelling ir-10482-393472020-08-04T18:56:58Z The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil Maranhão, Rebecca Lima Albuquerque Carvalho Júnior, Osmar Abílio de Hermuche, Potira Meirelles Gomes, Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso Pimentel, Concepta Margaret McManus Guimarães, Renato Fontes Soja Bovino Produtividade agrícola Agroindústria The expansion of agricultural frontiers in Brazil has caused substantial changes in land use and land cover. This research aims to analyze the space-time dynamics of soybeans and cattle production in the Brazilian territory during the period 1991–2015. The spatial analysis adopted the following procedures: (a) The change vector from the annual calculation of the midpoint of production; (b) mapping of the growth and acceleration rates of the two productions, and (c) mapping of the correlation between the time series of soybean and cattle. The results showed high rates of growth and acceleration for soy production in the South, Central-West and Matopiba regions. The growth acceleration rate identified the long-term deviations that characterized the effective soybean and cattle expansion areas. The results demonstrated the effects of Brazil’s soy moratorium contained soybean expansion into the Amazon region. However, as a side effect, the soybean production replaced cattle production in the savanna region, which in turn, migrated to the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, the present study highlights the importance of public policies that comprehensively understand the spatial-temporal dynamics of Brazilian agriculture to promote sustainable land-use practices. 2020-08-04T18:56:58Z 2020-08-04T18:56:58Z 2019 Artigo MARANHÃO, Rebecca Lima Albuquerque et al. The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil. Sustainability, v. 11, n. 7, 2150, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11072150. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/7/2150. Acesso em: 04 ago. 2020. https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/39347 https://doi.org/10.3390/su11072150 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0346-1684 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-4064 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-043X Inglês Acesso Aberto © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). application/pdf MDPI
institution REPOSITORIO UNB
collection REPOSITORIO UNB
language Inglês
topic Soja
Bovino
Produtividade agrícola
Agroindústria
spellingShingle Soja
Bovino
Produtividade agrícola
Agroindústria
Maranhão, Rebecca Lima Albuquerque
Carvalho Júnior, Osmar Abílio de
Hermuche, Potira Meirelles
Gomes, Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso
Pimentel, Concepta Margaret McManus
Guimarães, Renato Fontes
The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil
description The expansion of agricultural frontiers in Brazil has caused substantial changes in land use and land cover. This research aims to analyze the space-time dynamics of soybeans and cattle production in the Brazilian territory during the period 1991–2015. The spatial analysis adopted the following procedures: (a) The change vector from the annual calculation of the midpoint of production; (b) mapping of the growth and acceleration rates of the two productions, and (c) mapping of the correlation between the time series of soybean and cattle. The results showed high rates of growth and acceleration for soy production in the South, Central-West and Matopiba regions. The growth acceleration rate identified the long-term deviations that characterized the effective soybean and cattle expansion areas. The results demonstrated the effects of Brazil’s soy moratorium contained soybean expansion into the Amazon region. However, as a side effect, the soybean production replaced cattle production in the savanna region, which in turn, migrated to the Amazon rainforest. Therefore, the present study highlights the importance of public policies that comprehensively understand the spatial-temporal dynamics of Brazilian agriculture to promote sustainable land-use practices.
format Artigo
author Maranhão, Rebecca Lima Albuquerque
Carvalho Júnior, Osmar Abílio de
Hermuche, Potira Meirelles
Gomes, Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso
Pimentel, Concepta Margaret McManus
Guimarães, Renato Fontes
author_sort Maranhão, Rebecca Lima Albuquerque
title The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil
title_short The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil
title_full The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil
title_fullStr The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed The spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in Brazil
title_sort spatiotemporal dynamics of soybean and cattle production in brazil
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2020
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https://doi.org/10.3390/su11072150
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-4064
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9555-043X
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