Structural diversity and change in rural Amazonia: a comparative assessment of the technological trajectories based on agricultural censuses (1995, 2006 and 2017)

Abstract By applying methodological notions developed by Costa (2009), the present article sets out to define rural techno-productive trajectories in the Amazon, and compares their evolution with data from the agricultural censuses of 1995, 2006 and 2017. By highlighting the growth of each trajector...

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Published in:Nova economia (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) Brazil), 2021-08, Vol.31 (2), p.415-453
Main Author: Costa, Francisco de Assis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Beef
Beef cattle
Capitalism
Censuses
Crops
Decision making
Economic growth
Economic theory
Economics
Industrial development
Paradigms
Peasants
Plantations
Trends
Variants
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Summary:Abstract By applying methodological notions developed by Costa (2009), the present article sets out to define rural techno-productive trajectories in the Amazon, and compares their evolution with data from the agricultural censuses of 1995, 2006 and 2017. By highlighting the growth of each trajectory, the article discusses their fundamentals, set within the context of technological variants that have critically depended either on land or on labour, and were relatively intense, either in mechanical-chemical components or in the use of forest resources or permanent plantations. The results have underlined the significance that trajectories based on temporary crops and beef cattle have assumed within the region, as well as the risks and structural changes that this has involved. Results have also demonstrated the contrast represented by trajectories based on agroforestry systems and permanent crops. Resumo Utilizando noções metodológicas desenvolvidas por Costa (2009), o presente artigo delimita trajetórias tecnoprodutivas rurais na Amazônia e compara sua evolução com dados dos censos agrícolas de 1995, 2006 e 2017. Destacando o crescimento de cada uma dessas trajetórias, discute seus fundamentos no contexto de variantes tecnológicas que dependiam criticamente da terra ou do trabalho, eram mais ou menos intensas em componentes mecânico-químicos ou no uso de recursos florestais ou plantações permanentes. Os resultados destacam o peso que as trajetórias com base em culturas temporárias e bovinos de corte assumiram na região, bem como os riscos e as mudanças estruturais que isso envolve. Os resultados também demonstram o contraponto representado pelas trajetórias baseadas em sistemas agroflorestais e culturas permanentes.
ISSN:0103-6351
1980-5381
DOI:10.1590/0103-6351/6373