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In Latin America, underground starchy crops are considered as very important in the fixation of humans through agriculture. As they are stored in the soil, they are less susceptible to attacks by pests and diseases than cereals. In addition to being used fresh as food and animal feeds, these crops can be processed and have extended storage. In this...
Starch is consumed worldwide, and its consumption increases with the degree of development. Despite its importance, little information is available on global starch market. This chapter aims to evaluate the global starch production and the different uses of starch in both food and non-food markets. Global production of starch has been estimated bet...
The major objective of this chapter to present the main standards and recommendations for commercialization of native starches and the main international legislations for the use of modified starches in food. We first address the technical functions of modified starches as food additives, the foods where they can be used, and the maximum limits aut...
Starch production is the market with the greatest potential for the expansion of South American starchy crops. For commodity market, it is necessary to have a raw material available in large quantity, but specialty starches can be more interesting. The objective of this chapter is to evaluate the growth opportunities for underground starchy crops i...
This work aims to characterize the use and occupation of land in rural settlements in the Midwest region of Brazil through remote sensing indexes and the use of free software. We applied NDVI and NDWI indexes employing the software QGIS (QGIS Development Team, 2015) and using 2014 Landsat images (USGS, 2015). We defined five classes of interest: ur...
Heuristics have been regarded as a promising approach for understanding the fundamental ongoing debate about the heterogeneity of small-scale farmers. In this paper, our objective is to identify the heuristics found among small-scale producers settled in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The agrarian reform program in Brazil gave the same resource do...
Small farmers’ adoption of a production system that allows good insertion and competitiveness in the market has always been a challenge. The conventional system, linked to the green revolution, is influenced by scale and financial capacity and is responsible for many environmental problems. To resolve these issues, the Brazilian government has impl...
Brazil’s Midwest is composed of four biomes: the Cerrado, predominant in the region; the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world; the Amazon, which occupies part of Mato Grosso; and the Atlantic Forest. The objective of this study was to identify the evolution of occupation and use of land in the rural settlements of the Brazilian Midwest depend...
Reducing the use of fossil fuels and mitigating environmental impacts justifies the generation of electricity from renewable sources. In Brazil, sugarcane is the biomass that most generates electricity, and Mato Grosso do Sul state accounts for 10% of this electricity. Production can be traded in the spot market, long-term contracts regulated by th...
Brazil’s Midwest is composed of four biomes, the Cerrado (Brazilian savannah), predominant in the region; the Pantanal, the largest irrigated plain on the planet; the Amazon biome; and the Atlantic Forest. The Midwest is the largest producer of grains and livestock in Brazil, activities that have a negative impact on environmental preservation. Agr...
The Midwest region of Brazil has a high concentration of land and is the primary producer of grains and livestock in the country, activities with a negative impact on environment. Agrarian reform allows redistribution of land and reinforces family agriculture, which is considered to be favorable to environmental protection. The aim of this study wa...
Our objective was to verify the potential of identifying different starches in Brazilian landraces of cassava using near and medium infrared analyses. The survey was conducted on 132 landraces collected throughout the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, including 10 commercial starches. The results are reflec...
In the early 2000s, sugarcane experienced high growth in Brazil and Mato Grosso do Sul experienced the highest growth, with a 398%% increase. We analysed the impact of the sugarcane industry on formal employment and wages in Mato Grosso do Sul between 2008 and 2014. We used a Normalized Concentration Index (nCI) decomposed into Location Quotient (L...
Starch is an important food ingredient due to its applicability, abundance and low cost. It is added to the food mainly to provide texture, viscosity, consistency, and greasiness, little interfering with the proper characteristics of the food. In its commercial form, any botanical source is a water-insoluble, odorless, and tasteless white powder. W...
Maranta arundinacea (L.) is a tropical SouthAmerican crop with starch valorized on the international market for its quality as a food ingredient. The literature shows that this starch produces a paste of greater lightness and digestibility, therefore recommended for fine confectionery, an application sector where it competes with commercial modifie...
Because of the high concentration of land in Brazil, agrarian reform plays a significant role in reducing inequalities in the countryside. However, globalization increases competition, and the survival of farmers depends on technological and marketing efficiencies, which represent difficult aspects for settlers to address. Collective organizations...
In recent decades, agriculture has responded to technology-related changes with strong productivity growth. Despite this evolution, the adoption of new technologies by small farmers has been a consistent challenge. In the coming years, the adoption of technology should be an essential element for the survival of small producers. To follow this evol...
Resumo: Este artigo contribui para a literatura ao avaliar os fatores que influenciam a eficiência técnica de produção agrícola em assentamentos da reforma agrária no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Para a pesquisa, 429 estabelecimentos rurais foram selecionados no período de 2009 a 2010. Quanto à análise de dados, a metodologia de Fronteira Estocást...
A pesquisa analisou a expansão da cana-de-açúcar no Brasil e no Mato Grosso do Sul. Foram utilizados dados de revisão bibliográfica e consultas em bases de dados, como o SIDRA_IBGE e o SIGAMS, página da Associação dos Produtores de Soja de Mato Grosso do Sul. A área plantada cresceu 500% entre 2004 e 2014. A expansão da cana-de-açúcar aconteceu em...
This paper analyzes the influence of sugarcane on soybean and livestock productions in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the Midwest of Brazil, the main agricultural region of the country. We also observed indirect influence of sugarcane in non-producing regions. Two periods have been analyzed, 2006–2009, which is the beginning of the sugarcane e...
A pesquisa analisa o papel da Igreja na construção do Capital Social da região oeste de Santa Catarina. As informações foram obtidas em pesquisas bibliográfica, documental e de campo. A Igreja atuou na formação das colônias da região e instituiu um modelo de vida comunitária e convívio social que atendesse seus interesses, de acordo com a etnia das...
The Midwest is the largest Brazilian agricultural region, far from major power production units. The availability of energy close to consumption, or distributed generation (DG), can reduce distribution costs and losses. We verified the possibility of using electric power from sugarcane biomass to irrigate corn crops through interviews with sugarcan...
In 2011, the largest Brazilian states to produce table grapes were Pernambuco and São Paulo. The region of Jales, a city located in the northwestern region of São Paulo, is the largest producer of fine table grapes. In this region, producers work exclusively with wholesalers (CEAGESP), passing through an intermediary called mateiro. In order to ver...
In 2011, the largest Brazilian states to produce table grapes were Pernambuco and São Paulo. The region of Jales, a city located in the northwestern region of São Paulo, is the largest producer of fine table grapes. In this region, producers work exclusively with wholesalers (CEAGESP), passing through an intermediary called mateiro. In order to ver...
Resumo No contexto atual, cada vez mais o desempenho dos agentes econômicos vincula-se a intensidade de informações e seu compartilhamento é impactado pelas interações sociais e relações interpessoais. O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em identificar os elementos presentes no compartilhamento de informação e as relações com as posturas cooperativa...
A pesquisa teve como objetivo principal avaliar a qualidade de vida dos moradores do território da Reforma. Foram analisados o perfil, fontes de renda, nível de formação, participação em associações. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados entre agricultores familiares, agricultores não familiares e não produtores. O levantamento foi realizado por m...
The faxinal system is a way of organizing small family farms specific to the central-south region of Paraná, South of Brazil, and is characterized by the presence of a community field, for animal production, and an individual planting land. This way of life is threatened, especially with the disappearance of the collective use of land for animal pr...
O programa Territórios Rurais foi criado pelo Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário para favorecer o desenvolvimento local a partir da interação entre atores locais. Esse programa depende da cooperação entre municípios e da participação dos atores locais nos Colegiados, entidades responsáveis pela definição e implantação das políticas territoriais....
The organization of family farmers, through cooperative action, is an alternative for achieving competitiveness. In cooperation, we assumed the union of individual skills towards the common goal of the group, allowing the overcoming individualistic behavior. Given that social capital is defined as the ability to secure benefits through association...
Cooperation is an important factor in improving the efficiency of agrarian reform, but hardly occurs, which is a serious problem in Brazil. This research tries to explain why cooperation is so difficult in Brazilian settlements. It focuses on the Midwest of Brazil, a region with a high concentration of land, located in the main region for productio...
The paper evaluates the use of geotechnology supporting the evaluation of cassava harvest for starch production. The research examined the possibility of identifying areas planted with cassava for industrial use in Parana State, in the micro region of Paranavai, largest Brazilian region for starch production, through the use of images from the Them...
The survival of family farming requires the modernization and adoption of efficient technologies. As cassava is present in most of the properties of small producers it is important to search for its alternative for use. Different of corn, cassava harvest is not fixed and there is possible to use of the aerial part, a little-known co-product for dou...
Five cassava landraces were collected from central west and central south Brazil and from the Amazon region and planted in the same field under the same climatic conditions. Starch samples were isolated and characterized to reveal the relationship between the structure and physical and rheological properties of each starch. The apparent amylose con...
A terra sempre foi motivo de polêmica no Brasil. A distribuição das concessões de terraspelos portugueses não teve cunho técnico, razão pela qual a posse da terra não garantiuprodução adequada de alimentos. Má distribuição de terra e falhas nas políticas governamentaistrouxe fome à população mais vulnerável. Os movimentos migratórios no Brasil fora...
The lack of competitiveness of Brazilian cassava starch industry in relation to corn starch is explained by the difficulty to obtain raw material (cassava roots) in stable quantities and stable prices. The resolution of these problems involves the adoption of governance systems that stabilize the transactions between producers and processing units....
The theoretical framework developed by the Transaction Costs Economics has been used by several authors to improve the production system different actors’ relationships comprehension. However, Transaction Costs Theory application in agri-industrial Systems have been infrequently treated in scientific literature, especially in unstructured and...
In Brazil the development of cassava starch industries depends of the governance systems adopted between producers and starch factories. The methodology of transaction costs economy was used to evaluate the influence of the characteristics of transactions on governance systems adopted. For this, 37cassava starch industries have been visited, all lo...
Seguindo uma política internacional de valorização das regiões, as noções de arranjos e sistemas produtivos locais passaram a ocupar uma posição de destaque no Brasil. A grande dificuldade na abordagem desses sistemas é a avaliação das governanças adotadas com uma metodologia eficiente, que considera tanto os relacionamentos formais quanto os infor...
The evaluation and adaptation of technology to small businesses is not easy to do. In Brazil there are many types of cassava flour (farinha). The farinha d'água one is preferred in the Northern Region, where it has a great social impact. A multidisciplinary team analyzed three units of small farinha producers in the State of Maranhão, North Brazil...
Researches on local productive systems pass through a large divulgation in the last years and today are part of industrial development politics. The difficulty in the approach of these systems is the evaluation of the adopted governances with an efficient methodology, which considerer not only the formal relationships but also the informal ones. Th...
Neste trabalho busca-se verificar a influência de uma Usina de açúcar e álcool na oferta de mão-de-obra para pequenas propriedades da agricultura familiar no município de Junqueirópolis, região oeste do Estado de São Paulo. Por ser um dos setores de maior crescimento na economia, graças ao interesse pelo etanol, o setor de açúcar e álcool desponta...
O presente estudo analisa o comportamento estratégico predominante das empresas que constituem a cadeia produtiva do peixe em Dourados no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. A pesquisa também avalia a competitividade sistêmica da cadeia produtiva do peixe a partir do comportamento estratégico de suas empresas constituintes. A metodologia de pesquisa adot...
Para o estudo do agronegócio diferentes correntes teóricas se apresentam, com destaque para os Sistemas Agroindustriais (SAGs). Uma das correntes teóricas pertinentes ao estudo dos SAGs é a Teoria Econômica dos Custos de transação (ECT). Porém, para o entendimento dos sistemas produtivos é necessário o estudo de outras bases teóricas. A Economia In...
Horticulture is recommended for small producers because of labor valorization and low levels of scale economy, but the small scale technology to conserve fruit and vegetables (F&V) is not easily available. Dehydration removes humidity and conserves F&V, reducing transport costs. Osmotic dehydration gives products with good shelf life and quality si...
Starch extraction from roots and tubers uses grating with water and sieves to separate the starch slurry from residual mass. The starch is recovered by decantation or centrifugation. The yam starch extraction is difficult due to high viscosity of the slurry caused by non-starch polysaccharides (NSP). The establishment of an efficient extraction pro...
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O capítulo apresenta o estado da arte da hidrólise do amido, com foco na elaboração de produtos mais valorizados e comercializados, em que se destacam os xaropes. Trata-se de uma área de conhecimento técnico onde há pouca literatura disponível e onde as empresas são bastante fechadas. Compreende processos físico, químico e enzimático, que é o mais...
Le Brésil est le deuxième producteur mondial de manioc, avec une production annuelle de 25 millions de tonnes. Il existe une grande variété de dérivés industriels du manioc, dont les principaux sont la farinha, l'amidon aigre et la fécule. La production de ces produits pose de graves problèmes, les plus importants étant dus à l'approvisionnement en...
The annual cassava yield in Brazil is about 22-25 millions of tonnes. Cassava is produced all over the country (45 percent in the North East and 34 percent in the South Central areas). Cassava can act as a safety crop for shortage periods. It can also serve for divesifying the end products, mainly starch and starch-based ones. Cassava is produced a...
Resumo A horticultura tem sido recomendada para agricultura familiar pela valorização da mão-de-obra e baixos níveis de economia de escala, mas as perdas são grandes pela inexistência de processos compatíveis para conservar frutas e hortaliças. A desidratação remove umidade, barateando o transporte. A pesquisa comprova que a desidratação osmótica o...
This article has for objective to analyze the funci on of the organizations in the development of the fish farming in the region of Dourados in estat e of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil). Emphasis is given in the organizations that regulate or they determine the productive agents' action. Starting from this theoretical cutting it was possi ble to verif...
The Savannah region is the second biggest biome in Brazil after the amazon forest. Today, the savannah is Brazil´s largest region responsible for commodity production. Nevertheless, this production is concentrated around large-scale farmers. Most of the small farmers representing the largest group of producers encounter many problems ranging from l...
