Rural credit policy in Brazil: agriculture, environmental protection, and economic development
Souza, Priscila
Rural credit policy in Brazil: agriculture, environmental protection, and economic development - Climate Policy Initiative Rio de Janeiro 2020 - 64p.
Brazil is a key player in global food supply, ecosystem services, and biodiversity conservation.
The country is the globe’s third-largest agricultural producer and its largest net exporter
of food (FAO, 2016).1
Tailored policies in financial services can contribute to modernizing
and intensifying agriculture, leading to a more effective management of natural resources.
Improvements in the rural credit policy can significantly contribute to the country’s objectives
of increasing agricultural production while simultaneously becoming more sustainable. The interdependence of the Brazil’s agricultural sector and its forests is critical, and the
delicate balance between the two must be pursued. In addition to the forests’ role in
mitigating climate change and sustaining biodiversity, they are a key determinant of Brazil’s
weather, especially for the rainfall patterns that are so important for crop production. Brazil’s environmental protection can boost the country's economic success. As national
and international concerns regarding forest conservation, climate change, and catastrophe
risks increase, the expectation that Brazil will protect its environmental resources has grown
as a central facet of international trade agreement negotiations, directly affecting Brazilian
exports.
In this report, researchers from Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio
de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-Rio) provide an in-depth analysis of Brazilian rural credit policy and
discuss challenges and recent progress in public policy. The analysis benefits from years of
research and discussions with policymakers, the private sector, and academic researchers.
Agricultural Production
Deforestation
Climate Change
Rural credit policy in Brazil: agriculture, environmental protection, and economic development - Climate Policy Initiative Rio de Janeiro 2020 - 64p.
Brazil is a key player in global food supply, ecosystem services, and biodiversity conservation.
The country is the globe’s third-largest agricultural producer and its largest net exporter
of food (FAO, 2016).1
Tailored policies in financial services can contribute to modernizing
and intensifying agriculture, leading to a more effective management of natural resources.
Improvements in the rural credit policy can significantly contribute to the country’s objectives
of increasing agricultural production while simultaneously becoming more sustainable. The interdependence of the Brazil’s agricultural sector and its forests is critical, and the
delicate balance between the two must be pursued. In addition to the forests’ role in
mitigating climate change and sustaining biodiversity, they are a key determinant of Brazil’s
weather, especially for the rainfall patterns that are so important for crop production. Brazil’s environmental protection can boost the country's economic success. As national
and international concerns regarding forest conservation, climate change, and catastrophe
risks increase, the expectation that Brazil will protect its environmental resources has grown
as a central facet of international trade agreement negotiations, directly affecting Brazilian
exports.
In this report, researchers from Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio
de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-Rio) provide an in-depth analysis of Brazilian rural credit policy and
discuss challenges and recent progress in public policy. The analysis benefits from years of
research and discussions with policymakers, the private sector, and academic researchers.
Agricultural Production
Deforestation
Climate Change
