Frontier areas in Latin America have been characterized by land speculation, abandonment and exploitation. This paper analyzes a frontier cattle ranching area in the savanna where intensification has occurred in spite of land speculation. A whole farm livestock production model is used to quantif...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid Herrera, JV
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Rincón Castillo, A.
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Vera, Raúl R.
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[Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna]
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Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna
This paper analyzes land use change in the Brazilian savanna and draws out policy implications about the adoption of resource management technologies. Resources management technologies are more likely to be adopted in areas experiencing a long-term deterioration in market conditions. Adoptions oc...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid, J.C.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Aguiar, J.L.P. de
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Rosa, Roberto
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[Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions]
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Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions
While many goverment policies stimulating deforestation have been reserved, private sector lobbies for uncontrolled logging and soybean export corridors threaten the Amazon. Under a favorable scenario (macroeconomic stabilization, controlled logging and road building, sustainable technologies, gl...
Smith, J.
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Winograd, Manuel
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Gallopin, G.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology]
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Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology
Smith, J.
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Winograd, Manuel
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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Gallopín, Gilberto C.
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[The forest margins and savannas of Latin America : a unique opportunity for contributing to natural resource management]
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The forest margins and savannas of Latin America : a unique opportunity for contributing to natural resource management