SUGARCANE EXPANSION ON TRIANGULO MINEIRO AND ALTO PARANAÍBA (MG-BRAZIL) ACROSS THE 2000 DECADE: the role of governance

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze the role played by governance on the expansion process of sugarcane on TMAP. In order to achieve this goal, quantitative data were collected to illustrate which agricultural activities were substituted by cane. Next, qualitative data was obtained by interviews with rural producers and representatives from sugar mills and rural producer associations, seeking to validate the hypotheses raised on this paper. In conclusion, the data evinced that economic problems in other preexisting activities (soybeans and cattle) helped sugarcane to gain area, since land owners were looking for another income source. It was evident that the customized contracts made available by mills also played an important role, since they fit different land owners profiles.

Keywords

• tmap
• sugarcane
• governance
• associative
• contracts