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Effectiveness of soybean mapping

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

79-85% was the reported accuracy for land use and cover maps in Mato Grosso, with a Kappa index of 0.71-0.78 using cross-validation (Garrett et al., 2018).

79-85% fue la precisión reportada para los mapas de uso de tierra y cobertura en Mato Grosso, con un índice Kappa de 0.71-0.78 usando validación cruzada (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Grain demand for swine production

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

2.5 units of soybean meal and 2 units of corn meal are required for each unit of pork produced in Mato Grosso (Garrett et al.,2018).

2.5 unidades de harina de soja y 2 unidades de harina de maíz son requeridas por cada unidad de carne de cerdo producida en Mato Grosso, Brasil (Garrett et al.,2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Grain demand

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

25 units of soybean meal and 1 unit of corn meal are required for each unit of chicken produced in Mato Grosso (Garrett et al., 2018).

25 unidades de harina de soja y 1 unidad de harina de maíz son necesarias por cada unidad de pollo producido en Mato Grosso (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Soybean to meal conversion

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

80% of each soybean can be used as meal for animal feed in Mato Grosso, while 100% of corn can be converted into meal (Garrett et al., 2018).

80% de cada grano de soja puede ser utilizado como harina para alimentación animal en Mato Grosso, mientras que el 100% del maíz puede convertirse en harina (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Demand for power supply to confined systems

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

4 units of feed are required to produce one unit of pig in confined systems, while 2 units are needed for one unit of chicken (Garrett et al., 2018).

4 unidades de alimento son requeridas para producir una unidad de cerdo en sistemas confinados, mientras que 2 unidades son necesarias para una unidad de pollo (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Coverage of the study in municipalities

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

106 of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso had some degree of double cropping at the end of the study period in 2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).

106 de 141 municipios de Mato Grosso tenían algún grado de doble cultivo al final del período de estudio en 2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Municipalities with livestock activity

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

39 out of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso (Brazil) maintained livestock activity during the study period (Garrett et al., 2018).

39 de 141 municipios de Mato Grosso (Brasil) mantenían actividad ganadera durante el período de estudio (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Contraction in agricultural participation

04/04/2017 Go to Evidence

The agricultural participation in Brazil's GDP contracted from 11% to 6% between 1980 and 2011 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).

De 11% a 6% se contrajo la participación agrícola en el PIB de Brasil entre 1980 y 2011 (CEPAL & UE, 2017)

CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina

Historic reduction in employment

04/04/2017 Go to Evidence

From 28% to 17% the share of the agricultural sector over employment in Brazil decreased between 1990 and 2011 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).

De 28% a 17% se redujo la participación del sector agrícola sobre el empleo en Brasil entre 1990 y 2011 (CEPAL & UE, 2017)

CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina

Agricultural GDP

01/04/2017 Go to Evidence

75% of agricultural production in the Latin America and Caribbean region is represented by Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).

75% de la producción agropecuaria de la región de América Latina y el Caribe es representada por Argentina, Brasil y México (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).

de Olloqui, F., & Fernández Díez, M. C. (2017). Financiamiento del sector agroalimentario y desarrollo rural. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.