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The impacts of the food-feed-fuel competition on Brazilian food supply
Revista de Economia e Agronegócio
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The impacts of the food-feed-fuel competition on Brazilian food supply
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Aguiar, Danilo Rolim Dias de
Costa, Gabriella Nunes da |
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The impact of the so-called "food-feed-fuel competition" on hunger has been a major concern worldwide. In addition, the environmental impacts caused by increases in the production of certain foods have made food supplying even more challenging. As few studies have dealt with this issue in Brazil, this paper aims to evaluate the country's nutritional situation since 1995, focusing on the effects of producing animal feed and biofuels on both the domestic availability of food and the role of Brazil as a food supplier to foreign countries. We estimate the quantity of nutrients produced in the country, compare them with the necessities of Brazilians and estimate the population that could be fed by means of Brazilian exports. The results indicate that despite the food-feed-fuel competition, the supply of food has increased and has been sufficient to nourish all Brazilians plus a number even larger of foreigners. As food availability is adequate, the large number of Brazilians still exposed to undernourishment reflects the limited access to food by low-income consumers. We also conclude that Brazil could contribute even more to feed foreigners if policies were implemented aiming to induce farmers to produce a different sort of products.
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Universidade Federal de Viçosa
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FAPESP
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2017-09-04
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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https://revistarea.ufv.br/index.php/rea/article/view/2526553915022017163
10.25070/rea.v15i2.441 |
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Revista de Economia e Agronegócio; v. 15, n. 2 (2017); 163-182
2526-5539 1679-1614 10.25070/rea.v15i2 |
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por
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https://revistarea.ufv.br/index.php/rea/article/view/2526553915022017163/pdf
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Direitos autorais 2017 Revista de Economia e Agronegócio – REA
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