Brazilian agriculture:  sharp duality of agricultural models
local/traditional/family/small-scale farming

(large diversity): main producer of food for the national market: 70% beans; 46% corn, 87% cassava, 58% milk - 75% of rural labor. Small farms represent 85%, but occupy only 25% of the cultivated area.

Agrobusiness/industrial farming: “commodities”/commercial crops for exportation. Main product: soybean (45% of the cultivated area);1/3 of the Gross National Product (PIB)
Two ministeries: MAPA and MDA

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