Biofuels and the inclusive green economy: searching for sustainable regional development in the Brazilian Legal Amazon

Authors

  • Marcus Vinicius Alves Finco Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Vinícius Souza Ribeiro
  • Robert Bailis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v19i3.4360

Keywords:

Biofuels, Social Inclusion, Sustainable Regional Development

Abstract

Biofuel production has been greatly discussed in Brazil. In 2004, some debates lead the country to develop new policies and implement the National Biodiesel Use and Production Program (PNPB), with the intent to increase the share of renewable energy and foster sustainable regional development. In this context, the present study aims to assess the linkages between family farmer’s living standard and the adoption of oil seed activity in northern Brazil, in a region of transition between the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) and the Amazon rain forest. Ranges of socio-economic indicators were collected among smallholders who cultivate soybean. A fuzzy logic set theory based on living standard criteria and a non-linear probit model was applied to assess the inclusion of poor rural families in the biodiesel chain. Preliminary results point towards a negative relation between the family degree of deprivation and adoption of oil seed activity, for the soybean production.

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Author Biography

  • Marcus Vinicius Alves Finco, Universidade Federal do Tocantins
    PhD em Economia Agrícola pela Universitaet Hohenheim (Alemanha). Docente da Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

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Published

2014-12-08

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2014)

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Biofuels and the inclusive green economy: searching for sustainable regional development in the Brazilian Legal Amazon. (2014). Redes , 19(3), 130-153. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v19i3.4360