This paper shows how the adoption of an agricultural technology necessary to meet new environmental standards can prompt structural transformation in an emerging economy. We study the fast spread of mechanical harvesting ...

We estimate the effects of the adoption of mechanized agriculture led by a new environmental regulation on structural change of local labor markets within a large emerging country, Brazil. In 2002, the state of S\~{a}o ...

The main products obtained from sugarcane for the global market are sugar, ethanol and energy. Although the demand for these products is high, in Brazil there is no longer space to expand sugarcane cultivation due to other ...

From 2007 to 2017, the Agro-Environmental Protocol of the Sugar and Energy Sector was in force, an agreement between sugarcane mill owners and the State Government of São Paulo, Brazil, proposing to eliminate sugarcane ...

Sugarcane is a product of great economic relevance and, as well as its use for the production of different types of sugar, it is also a renewable source for the production of bio-fuels, other bio-products, and electricity. ...

Due to opportunities for economic and social development in the biofuels market, improvement to the supply chain has become a relevant matter. In agro-industrial supply chains, procurement costs are highly relevant. Since ...

The Agro-Environmental Protocol of the Sugar-Energy Sector was in force in the state of Sao Paulo between 2007 and 2017. This protocol consisted of an agreement between sugar-ethanol producers and the Government of the ...