Between structural change and local agency in the palm oil sector: Interactions, heterogeneities and landscape transformations in the Brazilian Amazon

Brandão, Frederico; Castro, Fábio de; Futemma, Célia

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.09.007

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“…This area represents approximately 88 per cent of the total oil palm acreage in Brazil (Abrapalma, 2017). While commercial palm oil production in Brazil dates back to the 1970s (see Brandão and Schoneveld (2015) for a historical account), it was not since the ratification of the Biodiesel Law in 2005 that the sector began to evolve in earnest, almost tripling in area since 2000 (Brandão, de Castro, & Futemma, 2019). This was largely driven by national biofuel blending mandates and the introduction of SPOPP in 2010, which succeeded in attracting a number of large investors.…”

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Oil Palm Contract Farming in Brazil: Labour Constraints and Inclusivity Challenges

Brandão

Schoneveld

2021

The Journal of Development Studies

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The Government of Brazil established their Sustainable Palm Oil Production Programme (SPOPP) in 2010, which sought to enhance the sustainability and inclusiveness of oil palm development in the Amazon. This paper evaluates how well oil palm contract farming promoted by SPOPP has delivered on its inclusive development objectives. Drawing on cross-section data collected in Northeast Pará, it analyses two recurrent SPOPP themes, namely (1) equitable participation and (2) labour allocation to plantation management. Our analysis demonstrates that household availability of land and labour resources strongly shapes patterns of inclusion and exclusion. Moreover, findings reveal that labour time allocation is influenced by hiring of external labourers, which increases when households are labour and land poor. These results give reason to question the utility of labour-oriented contract farming eligibility criteria, revealing important inclusive business and value chain development dilemmas.

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Oil Palm Contract Farming in Brazil: Labour Constraints and Inclusivity Challenges

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Schoneveld

2021

The Journal of Development Studies

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“…These policies include environmental regulations and improved monitoring systems to control deforestation and illegal logging. Oil palm reflects a national program to promote biodiesel production (see Brandão, Castro and Futemma, 2019). These 'frontier' land-use systems co-exist with three local farming systems.…”

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“…1 Despite this community's small size, they hold prominent political and economic positions in the municipality, from business owners to local governmental officials. Small-scale farmers are descendants of migrants from northeastern Brazil who arrived in different periods -during the 1950s to work for the Japanese migrant farmers, during the 1970s attracted by agrarian settlement programs (Callo-Concha and Denich, 2014), and more recently attracted by job opportunities in oil-palm fields (Brandão, Castro and Futemma, 2019). Those who have settled in the region hold land from 25-50ha.…”

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“…These two farmers represent an emerging farmer group, who enjoy increasing autonomy in their farm system, including the way they have engaged in contract farming of oil palm. This formal partnership is supported by a national program to include small-scale farmers in the biodiesel supply chain (Brandão, Castro and Futemma, 2019). Based on a contractual agreement, farmers are required to follow strict guidelines, which include growing monocrop oil-palm fields averaging 143 plants on 10 hectares.…”

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Farm Knowledge Co-Production at an Old Amazonian Frontier: Case of the Agroforestry System in Tomé-Açu, Brazil

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Futemma

2021

Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History

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This paper addresses how co-producing knowledge can assist local farmers in reshaping their territories into sustainable farming systems. We describe the emergence and consolidation of an agroforestry system in an Eastern Amazon forest frontier, unpacking the co-production of a new farming system over recent decades. Instead of assuming pre-defined categories (e.g., traditional/technical, local/external), the analysis focuses on interactions among knowledge holders and how multiple knowledge sources are intercalated. The analysis is based on long-term ethnographic research, comprising of over 70 interviews, visits to 40 farm fields, and participation in several local meetings and four annual seminars. The agroforestry system -locally called SAFTA -has emerged from a farming crisis experienced by mid-scale farmers of Japanese descent. Grounded in traditional Amazonian farming practices, SAFTA has been enriched by scientific and organizational knowledge from various sources to become a local solution that reconciles economic, social and environmental demands. Built on a few basic principles, this new farm system enables flexibility in crop field designs according to each farmer's preferences and available resources. SAFTA knowledge has spilled over to other farmer groups and has helped develop an innovative agroforestry system for oil-palm cultivation. The SAFTA model has been consolidated, legitimized by a range of national and international actors, and gradually institutionalized in policy and commercial circles. This case sheds light on the potential of knowledge co-production to transform complex rural landscapes featuring cultural diversity, asymmetrical relationships and history of land-use change. Analysis of social interactions and knowledge integration mechanisms give insight into how co-production under local cultural diversity and asymmetrical relations may yield mutual benefits among local farmer groups.

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“…A maioria dos produtos e subprodutos possuem autorização legal de venda em estabelecimentos comerciais em setores alimentícios, de materiais de construção, artesanato, biocosméticos e biocombustíveis. Na Amazônia Legal, por exemplo, as palmeiras representam um recurso vegetal imprescindível para a manutenção da qualidade de vida e dos diversos costumes dos povos e comunidades tradicionais BRANDÃO;CASTRO;FUTEMMA, 2019).…”

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Potencial das palmeiras nativas da Amazônia Brasileira para a bioeconomia: análise em rede da produção científica e tecnológica

2021

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Os recursos naturais provindos das palmeiras Euterpe oleracea, Astrocaryum aculeatum, Mauritia flexuosa, Bactris gasipaes, Oenocarpus bacaba e Attalea maripa potencialmente favorecem o aproveitamento da biodiversidade e são economicamente viáveis ao mercado nacional, em virtude do aproveitamento integral de seus produtos e subprodutos. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi realizar uma prospecção baseada na busca de patentes e produção científica de modo a identificar as potencialidades para a bioeconomia das palmeiras nativas da região amazônica brasileira. Para isso, foi realizado uma pesquisa documental exploratória de abordagem quantitativa, analisando os documentos de patentes depositados aos bancos de dados do Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial do Brasil, Banco de Patentes Latino-americanas, United States Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office e World Intellectual Property Organization. Para a prospecção científica, foram utilizados artigos publicados nas plataformas de pesquisas da Elsevier, as quais incluíram Scopus e Science Direct, como também as bases de dados da Springer Link, SciELO e o Periódico da Capes. Os resultados da prospecção foram compilados em redes de dados e gráficos. Do ponto de vista científico, as espécies Euterpe oleracea e Mauritia flexuosa se destacam por serem fonte de recursos biológicos com potencial bioeconômico, e apresentam um extenso número de publicações, no que se refere as atividades químicas dos frutos. O United States Patent and Trademark Office apresenta o maior número de depósitos de patentes para a espécie Euterpe oleracea. Nesta constata-se que o Brasil lidera como principal país depositante, devido à alta riqueza dessas espécies. Dentre os depósitos de patentes pesquisados, foram classificados principalmente pelo código A61K, o qual é relacionado à obtenção de comprimidos contendo extrato etanólico (padronizado) dos frutos de Euterpe oleracea e sua aplicação como antioxidante. Diante da presente análise, este estudo possibilitou apresentar uma visão geral das potencialidades tecnológicas e científicas das espécies de palmeiras. O estudo revela de forma significativa o potencial das palmeiras para atender as necessidades humanas na área de alimentação e saúde, e estas podem ser exploradas de uma forma ainda mais significativa pela indústria, com perspectiva para geração de novas tecnologias.

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Between structural change and local agency in the palm oil sector: Interactions, heterogeneities and landscape transformations in the Brazilian Amazon

Cited by 20 publications

References 33 publications

Oil Palm Contract Farming in Brazil: Labour Constraints and Inclusivity Challenges

Oil Palm Contract Farming in Brazil: Labour Constraints and Inclusivity Challenges

Farm Knowledge Co-Production at an Old Amazonian Frontier: Case of the Agroforestry System in Tomé-Açu, Brazil

Potencial das palmeiras nativas da Amazônia Brasileira para a bioeconomia: análise em rede da produção científica e tecnológica

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