Agribusiness in the Brazilian Amazonia: A general overview
International Journal of Development Research
Agribusiness in the Brazilian Amazonia: A general overview
Received 28th July, 2020; Received in revised form 16th August, 2020; Accepted 09th September, 2020; Published online 24th October, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Alex J. Zissou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This work presents a study on agribusiness in the Brazilian Amazonia (Legal Amazonia) to characterize the use of land, production, and export agricultural and livestock of the member states. The results show that agribusiness applied sustainably reduces negative environmental impacts. However, the population's salary is still lower compared to the rest of Brazil. Finally, this work presents a proposal to create an Amazonian Observatory of Agronomic Knowledge (OBAMA) to promote social, economic, and environmental sustainability in the Legal Amazonia.
