Integrating environmental and social sustainability into agricultural commodities value chains and bank operations
Guedes Pinto, Luis Fernando & Roberto Palmieri
Brazil is among the most important economies of the world and agribusiness stands as one of its main sectors. Agribusiness absolute value has increased in the last decade, representing almost R$ 800 millions in 2008 (around US$ 450 millions) and has ranged from 27% to 24% of Brazilian GDP from 1996 to 2008 Figure 1. In the last 5 years it also has represented from 30% to 40% of Brazilian exports and total employment. The country is among the main producers and exporters of many commodities like sugar, coffee, orange juice, ethanol, meat.
Event: Annual Bank Conference on Land Policy and Administration
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