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Impactos Potenciais Da Agricultura De Precisão Sobre A Economia Brasileira

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  • Costa, Cinthia Cabral da
  • Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins

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O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar o impacto potencial da adoção das principais técnicas de agricultura de precisão na agricultura brasileira sobre fatores econômicos do país. Para isso, inicialmente realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica dos principais resultados advindos das técnicas de agricultura de precisão. Para simular os impactos destas técnicas na agricultura brasileira, foi considerado o potencial da atividade agrícola que pode ser beneficiada por estas tecnologias para os produtos cana-de-açúcar, milho e soja. Em seguida, os impactos sobre toda a economia foram analisados utilizando a matriz insumo-produto do país. Observou-se que um cenário de aumento de 10% na produtividade destas culturas, com ou sem redução ou aumento de fertilizantes, poderia aumentar em cerca de R$11 bilhões o PIB da economia brasileira e gerar mais de 450 mil empregos. Em contrapartida, um cenário em que ocorre apenas redução no uso de fertilizantes não mostrou impactos econômicos favoráveis, considerando toda a economia do país, embora os benefícios ambientais possam sempre estar presentes......The aim of this study is to measure the potential impact in the Brazilian economy due to an increase in the use precision agriculture. Initially, it makes a literature review about the main advantages of using precision agriculture as compared to the tradition techniques. To estimate the potential impacts of the precision agriculture, first, it is defined the cultures which would most benefit from it, after which, and by using input-output techniques, the impacts over GDP and employment were estimated. The cultures analyzed were: sugarcane, corn and soybeans. It was observed that a scenario of a 10% increase in productivity of all these three crops, with or without reduction or increase in fertilizer, would result in an increased about R$ 11 billion in Brazilian GDP and more than 450.000 new jobs. A scenario in which only the use of fertilizers is reduced did not show any significant economic impacts, however, it should be stressed that this work did not take into consideration the positive environmental impacts which would result from the reduction in the use of fertilizers

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  • Costa, Cinthia Cabral da & Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins, 2012. "Impactos Potenciais Da Agricultura De Precisão Sobre A Economia Brasileira," Revista de Economia e Agronegócio / Brazilian Review of Economics and Agribusiness, Federal University of Vicosa, Department of Agricultural Economics, vol. 10(2), pages 1-28.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:rdeeag:156402
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.156402
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