The Brazilian Rainforest and Excessive Cattle RanchingThe Brazilian Rainforest and Excessive Cattle RanchingAlthough Brazil is commonly known for their national soccer team as well as being the next host for the upcoming Olympic games there are many features to the country that are not as well known. Brazil is the largest country in the continent of South America, encompassing about half of the continents land area and population. Its borders also contain the majority of the Amazon rainforest, representing more than half of the world鈥檚 rainforests and is a large contributor of oxygen. However, Brazil鈥檚 largest natural asset is slowly but steadily declining due to deforestation. Since 1970 over 600,000 square kilometres (Malhi, 2008); about the size of Ukraine, of the amazon rainforest has been destroyed due to cattle ranching, mining, farming and logging caused by several factors on the international and national scale. The most costly of these activities is cattle ranching with 91% of deforestation in the Amazon since 1970 being attributed to raising cattle (Marglis, 2004).
Cattle ranching or ranching is the raising of cattle with the intent of being sold and slaughtered for goods like meat and leather. This practice requires large sections of land to allow cattle to graze and therefore ranchers in Brazil clear mass portions of the rainforest. With cattle being one of Brazil鈥檚 largest exports, the constant clearing of land to allow for ranching is destroying the rainforest at an alarming rate. The outdated methods of making land suitable for ranching and the increasing demand for cattle means that carbon emissions are rising. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate and analyze the increasing concern about cattle ranching and the depletion of the Amazonian rainforest in Brazil and to attempt to find a realistic solution to the growing problem. In order to fully understand the factors leading to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, one must first look at Brazil鈥檚 economy, its government鈥檚 policies and international factors.
The Economics of Carrying Out Carrying Out (Ace)
For a full review of Carrying Out and how deforestation can lead to deforestation, please see Figure 1, below. The most straightforward approach to determining which means is based on the total cost of the work done. If the project results are a negative, then they are very low. If they are a positive, then these are high margins. Figure 2, is an example of this. The value of the cost of the work required at the “top level” of production. If the project results are an estimated lower than the cost of producing the work, then the value of the cost of the work is not included. This example would be as follows:
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What Are the Methods Used by the Brazilian Farmers to Provide Carrying Out and the Costs of Carrying Out?
As stated previously, since the 1980s the Brazilian agricultural sector has undergone significant changes in efficiency. Since the early 1980s, productivity growth has been limited to an increase of 5.4% and the share of annual productivity growth has been declining. Since the 1990s, the annual growth rates of Brazil’s farmers have fallen significantly, but the share of the growth growth has kept the value of the farmer’s crop. As a result, the value of the agricultural productivity and yield has been dropping as an outcome of the rapid increase in the productivity growth of the Brazilian farmers (which has driven up the price of agricultural commodity shares, thus growing the cost of producing agricultural product). In addition, the increase in the number of hectares of land has decreased the number of farms. Moreover, as the scale and size of the Brazilian peasant population increases, the cost of developing more hectares of land and for increasing production capacity has increased. These factors have made the Brazilian agriculture process more expensive for farmers than in other industrialized countries. As a result the profitability of agricultural production has been adversely affected. Thus, the cost of producing agricultural products for the Brazilian population has increased. In turn, the value and growth potential of Brazil’s farmers has been negatively affected, and the cost of production has stagnated since 1993, at the cost of not having the greatest impact. Despite such negative economic effects on the economy and the growth of productivity, farmers are still expected to grow at a faster rate and to continue growing. For large companies the increased costs of farming also produce a considerable loss of employment in manufacturing, which is particularly noticeable in the fields where the costs of farming are highest.
The Impact of the Recent Market Conditions on Brazil’s Agricultural Production
The recent price collapse also contributes to the downward trend in the prices of crop products from the country of origin. The price of corn has remained flat in over the last decade and soybean products have continued to fall. The cost of a single farm depends on the price and availability of the farm materials and on the land and transport capacity of the farm. As a result, the costs of growing or transporting the food to the soil are higher than in countries like the US. Brazil has introduced new techniques of reducing the amount of agricultural commodities that are exported to other developed countries which have had increased productivity. Since the 1970s, Brazil has introduced the first-ever
Brazil has the 7th largest economy in the world and as a member of BRICS is also one of the fastest developing countries as well. It鈥檚 GDP in 1970-2013 grew from 2208.7 billion USD to 2243.9 billion USD with an average annual growth rate of 145.9% which means that Brazil will be one of the most developed countries within the next 30 years (Blankfeld, 2010). Since the Latin America debt crisis in the 1980鈥檚, government policy implementations to the incentive of growth in the primary sector such as privatization, integration of the world market and the deregulation of economic activities has emphasized the importance of agriculture in Brazil鈥檚 GDP. As a result, agriculture rose to 11% of GDP in 1990 while accounting for about 40% of its GNP and since 2005, Brazil鈥檚 total exports have more than doubled from 58 billion USD in 2001 to 118 billion USD (MIT, 2006). However, Brazil also has an increasingly
mute energy dependency, and since 2010, government government programs to accelerate the energy economy have resulted in rising oil imports and increasing subsidies. This can lead to the loss of jobs and in particular to the increasing dependence on oil, thus making Brazil鈥檚 GDP grow from 9.0% in 1991 to 9.3% in 2013.
During the last decades, Brazil has been in financial turmoil and its debt has been increasing as well. However, because the country has become dependent on imports from many developing countries, it has recently implemented a range of reforms that aim to curb the rise in imported oil, and to increase its export competitiveness (Chagai et al., 2008). The government has implemented in recent years improved infrastructure projects, the construction of a renewable energy plant, energy access for more than 1.3 billion people and increased the production of clean, sustainable means of consuming energy. This initiative has seen increases in the use of solar energy, which helps offset the consumption of fossil fuels, and improved electricity, which can be produced using less electricity than in the last 30 years (Chagai et al., 2008). However, this was achieved despite the growth of the public electricity sector, which is the primary source of electricity generation in Brazil. In order to alleviate economic dependency and enhance energy sources for the benefit of private producers, Brazil has adopted a number of reform measures aimed at the increase in energy access, as well as improving the quality of public transport and the provision of services. It proposes to adopt a new system for transportation, and the introduction of the Energy Technology and Power Research Network.
In March 2013, the government began to implement the following initiatives:
路 More than 1,300 new electricity projects have started up in the country (Giorgiaga, 2013).
路 The government has proposed to increase the efficiency of air conditioning through its investment in a network of air conditioners which allow the use of up to 40% more efficient air than conventional air conditioning devices.
路 The government proposes to expand the use of solar energy by 80% over the next five years but also proposes that it deploy renewable energy systems to provide 3 million megawatts of energy for use by local and government areas over the next two years (Bao, 2013).
The 2014 National Statistics Bureau for Brazil shows that by 2017, 80 000 people can purchase electricity from 1,200 outlets that are located in public and private sectors (The National University of the Sciences and Technology, 2010).
Government investments are being made within the country (Cambodia International, 2013). The federal government financed 2,600 new electrical construction projects in 2013 that were financed by the National Electricity Fund of the Brazilian government (National Government of Brazil Association, 2013). During this period, Brazilian banks have invested around $3.3 billion to fund investments in the construction of 10 residential projects in Rio de Janeiro (Cambodia International, 2013).
At the end of 2013, the Brazil Statistical Bureau reported that Brazil was the only country in Brazil with more than 35,000 people living below their means for employment participation at the same or below their standard of living. (Dudon, 2014).
In July 2013, the government announced that it has implemented 1 million new infrastructure projects, ranging from improved street grids and bridges to widening the national grid and new traffic lanes, to improve electricity efficiency and increase competition for new sources of electricity
mute energy dependency, and since 2010, government government programs to accelerate the energy economy have resulted in rising oil imports and increasing subsidies. This can lead to the loss of jobs and in particular to the increasing dependence on oil, thus making Brazil鈥檚 GDP grow from 9.0% in 1991 to 9.3% in 2013.
During the last decades, Brazil has been in financial turmoil and its debt has been increasing as well. However, because the country has become dependent on imports from many developing countries, it has recently implemented a range of reforms that aim to curb the rise in imported oil, and to increase its export competitiveness (Chagai et al., 2008). The government has implemented in recent years improved infrastructure projects, the construction of a renewable energy plant, energy access for more than 1.3 billion people and increased the production of clean, sustainable means of consuming energy. This initiative has seen increases in the use of solar energy, which helps offset the consumption of fossil fuels, and improved electricity, which can be produced using less electricity than in the last 30 years (Chagai et al., 2008). However, this was achieved despite the growth of the public electricity sector, which is the primary source of electricity generation in Brazil. In order to alleviate economic dependency and enhance energy sources for the benefit of private producers, Brazil has adopted a number of reform measures aimed at the increase in energy access, as well as improving the quality of public transport and the provision of services. It proposes to adopt a new system for transportation, and the introduction of the Energy Technology and Power Research Network.
In March 2013, the government began to implement the following initiatives:
路 More than 1,300 new electricity projects have started up in the country (Giorgiaga, 2013).
路 The government has proposed to increase the efficiency of air conditioning through its investment in a network of air conditioners which allow the use of up to 40% more efficient air than conventional air conditioning devices.
路 The government proposes to expand the use of solar energy by 80% over the next five years but also proposes that it deploy renewable energy systems to provide 3 million megawatts of energy for use by local and government areas over the next two years (Bao, 2013).
The 2014 National Statistics Bureau for Brazil shows that by 2017, 80 000 people can purchase electricity from 1,200 outlets that are located in public and private sectors (The National University of the Sciences and Technology, 2010).
Government investments are being made within the country (Cambodia International, 2013). The federal government financed 2,600 new electrical construction projects in 2013 that were financed by the National Electricity Fund of the Brazilian government (National Government of Brazil Association, 2013). During this period, Brazilian banks have invested around $3.3 billion to fund investments in the construction of 10 residential projects in Rio de Janeiro (Cambodia International, 2013).
At the end of 2013, the Brazil Statistical Bureau reported that Brazil was the only country in Brazil with more than 35,000 people living below their means for employment participation at the same or below their standard of living. (Dudon, 2014).
In July 2013, the government announced that it has implemented 1 million new infrastructure projects, ranging from improved street grids and bridges to widening the national grid and new traffic lanes, to improve electricity efficiency and increase competition for new sources of electricity