Socio-environmental and land-use impacts of double-cropped maize ethanol in Brazil

Economic and social effectiveness of carbon pricing schemes to meet Brazilian NDC targets

“…It also simulates the adoption of low carbon mitigation practices in agriculture as prescribed in the national Low Carbon Mitigation Plan -ABC Plan (pasture recovery, biological nitrogen fixation, forest-livestock integration systems and zero tillage). It has been applied in a variety of studies investigating the climate impacts of land use policies in Brazil (Moreira, 2016;Harfuch et al, 2017;Moreira et al, 2020). BLUM is a single-country, partial equilibrium, multisectoral and multiregional model.…”

Understanding the role of finance in technology adoption among smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria

“…For example, in the United States of America, modern maize cultivation practices have contributed to increasing maize yield from 7 t/ha in 1990 to 11.7 t/ha in 2020, with potential for future growth (United States Department of Agriculture, 2020). Similarly, technology adoption has contributed to increased maize yield in Brazil from 2 t/ha to 5.6 t/ha, Australia from 3 t/ha to 7 t/ha, and Egypt from 4 t/ha to 8 t/ha (Moreira et al, 2020;World Bank, 2020). Therefore, there is a significant potential to increase maize yield and improve maize production in Nigeria through improved technology adoption (Muzari et al, 2012).…”

Ethanol from Sugarcane and the Brazilian Biomass-Based Energy and Chemicals Sector

“…4 Brazil is the second-largest ethanol producer and has further growth potential. 5,6 There are research opportunities to increase the yield in first-generation ethanol plants by, for instance, genetically engineering the sugarcane 7 and fermentation yeasts. 8 Modeling published in 2017 showed that expansion of sugarcane in Brazil could displace up to 14% of the oil consumption and decrease carbon emissions significantly (up to 6%) by 2045 without the use of land dedicated to forest conservation and food production.…”

“…As sugarcane yield increased due to automatization and new agricultural practices and technologies, potential competition between food and fuel production was reduced, and sugarcane currently occupies less than 10% of the total plantation area . Brazil is the second-largest ethanol producer and has further growth potential. , There are research opportunities to increase the yield in first-generation ethanol plants by, for instance, genetically engineering the sugarcane and fermentation yeasts . Modeling published in 2017 showed that expansion of sugarcane in Brazil could displace up to 14% of the oil consumption and decrease carbon emissions significantly (up to 6%) by 2045 without the use of land dedicated to forest conservation and food production .…”