Abstract
This paper addresses Green Growth and Agriculture in Brazil, analysing the National Plan for Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (ABC Plan). The main focus is to detail the structure and actions proposed and implemented by the ABC Plan, and also to identify its economic, environmental and social effects. Using a qualitative research approach, desk research was conducted through reports, newspaper articles, and official documents from the Brazilian government and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA). The outcomes indicated that the ABC Plan did not address the main components of the literature on green growth policies, such as proper training of human resources in sustainable agricultural techniques, and access to financial support for promoting the implementation of sustainable agriculture systems. The lack of participation of local institutions in the creation and implementation of the ABC Plan is also pointed out.
Highlights
Green Growth refers to a range of policy measures for promoting growth reconciling economic, social and environmental targets [1,2]
For understanding the effects of green growth policies in agriculture, we propose the concept of upgrading and its dimensions
The results indicated that the ABC Plan did not address the main componen literature of green growth policies, such as proper training of human resources in
Summary
Green Growth refers to a range of policy measures for promoting growth reconciling economic, social and environmental targets [1,2]. It comprehends a transformation of consumer behaviour, industry system and technologies [3,4], and refers to resourceefficient, clean and more resilient cultivation processes [5]. Green Growth policies could seek different goals and should be designed by a combination of instruments, such as information creation and dissemination, norms and regulation, and innovation policies [5]. For implementing green growth in agriculture, it is essential to change the perspective of environmental protection from detracting to a driver of economic growth, and include government agencies, corporations and society. The change in the social mentality focusing on long-run objectives was pointed, along with the adoption of indicators for analysing links between economic indicators and results in terms of environmental goals and services [3]
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