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Biblioteca Land rental markets in Brazil: A missed opportunity

Land rental markets in Brazil: A missed opportunity

Land rental markets in Brazil: A missed opportunity

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Date of publication
Dezembro 2014
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
UNCCD:423
Pages
21

Brazil’s decisions around land use are some of the most important in the world. With a growing agricultural sector and abundant natural resources valuable for their biodiversity, fresh water, and carbon stock, Brazil’s challenge is to use available land as efficiently as possible to promote economic growth, while simultaneously protecting important conservation areas. Land markets are a vital part of the efficient land use picture. When land markets work, either through sales or rentals, they attract skilled operators to otherwise unused or unproductive land, bringing increased agricultural productivity without compromising environmental protection. However, land purchase decisions are sometimes made for non-agricultural reasons, making it harder for farmers to purchase land and put it to its most productive use

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