Toward a spatial understanding of staple food and nonstaple food production in Brazil

Auteurs :
BROWN, J.C.
RAUSCH, L.
GRONAU LUZ, V.

Description :
Brazilian agricultural census data at the municipal level are used to develop and map a simple index of staple food versus nonstaple food agriculture for Brazil over time (1996–2006). The results show spatial variation in the direction and degree of the shift toward or away from staple food cropping across Brazil. The index is presented as an important methodological step toward a systematic geo-graphic understanding of crop share changes surrounding food versus fuel and other nonfood crop production.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
The Professional geographer, issn : 0033-0124, 2014, vol. 66, n°. 2, p. 249-259, nombre de pages : 11, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Cambridge, MA, Blackwell