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Research briefing: How EMBRAPA catalysed productivity gains in Brazil’s soybean and pulp and paper industries
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014This briefing summarises the main results of an exploratory study on the role of indigenous institutional infrastructures (knowledge related institutions and government policies) in the accumulation of world-leading innovative capabilities (technological catch-up) in latecomer natural resource-related industries.DocumentTechnological catch-up and indigenous institutional infrastructures in latecomer natural resource-related industries: an exploration of the role of EMBRAPA in Brazil’s soybeans and forestry-based pulp and paper industries
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014This article reports the results of an exploratory study on the role of indigenous institutional infrastructures in the accumulation of world-leading innovative capabilities (technological catch-up) in natural resource-related industries in the context of developing/emerging economies.DocumentWhat explains the intensification and diversification of Brazil’s agricultural production and exports from 1990 to 2012?
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014Agricultural and agro-industrial products typically make up one-third of Brazilian exports, and a wide range of products have been exported. Brazil continues to be the world’s major coffee exporter, but more recently has also been among the top ten exporting countries of products such as soybeans, sugar, pulp, orange juice, and meat.DocumentResearch briefing: transforming agriculture through productivity growth: lessons from Brazilian agricultural development
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014The position of Brazilian agriculture as one of the breadbaskets of the world is quite remarkable given that just two decades ago this sector was marked instead by backwardness and inefficiencies. Although the details of how this transformation took place are specific to Brazil, the experience holds lessons for other developing countries seeking to make a similar transition.DocumentThe economics of the Brazilian model of agricultural development
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014The success of Brazilian agriculture in increasing production and productivity in a relatively short period of time has attracted much attention to what policies and programmes have been behind this transformation.DocumentState of the rainforest 2014
Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2014Destruction of the rainforest and other tropical forests continue on a dramatic scale in spite of unprecedented global attention to the issue of deforestation and the role of forests in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.DocumentLatin American and Caribbean Report: LACWHN looks at six Latin America and Caribbean countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic – Cairo +20, 2012
2013In 1993 the Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) convened the first meeting on 'Women and Population Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean', attended by 70 women from 18 countries, setting the tone for the feminist debate in the region, and initiating the full incorporation of their membership into the process leading up to the InternationalDocumentLatin American and Caribbean Report: LACWHN looks at six Latin America and Caribbean countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic – Cairo +20, 2012
2013In 1993 the Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) convened the first meeting on 'Women and Population Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean', attended by 70 women from 18 countries, setting the tone for the feminist debate in the region, and initiating the full incorporation of their membership into the process leading up to the InternationalDocumentRiding the Sudanese storm: China, India, Russia, Brazil and the two Sudans
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014The creation of two Sudans following South Sudan’s independence has had important repercussions for two leading partners – China and India – trying to adapt to turbulent new circumstances and fluid politics. The transition has not been smooth.DocumentFormative Mid - Term Review of the Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) Program in the Amazon: Final report
Scanteam, 2014This is a mid-term review of RFN's Amazon Program, financed by the Norwegian MFA with annual budgets of 30 mill NOK in 2012 - 2013 reduced to 25 mill NOK in 2014.Pages