Assessment of the production costs and economic viability of pecan nut production: Assessment of a case in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Márcia Schuch Borges,
Mario Duarte Canever,
Carlos Roberto Martins
et al.
Abstract:The production of pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] is increasing in Brazil, especially in the Rio Grande do Sul, which accounts for approximately 70% of the country’s production. The importance of pecan farming for the state, particularly for the southern half, which is characterized by extensive livestock farming and the monoculture of rice and soybeans, is related both to the possibility of increasing diversification and to the aggregation of extra income in rural areas. In this context, this r… Show more
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