Geosul (May 2019)

Desnationalization and internationalization in brazilian agriculture: strategic impacts in the case of the seed sector

  • João Luciano Bandeira,
  • Marlon Clóvis Medeiros

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5007/1982-5153.2019v34n71p40
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34, no. 71
pp. 40 – 60

Abstract

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The paper discusses the denationalization and internationalization of Brazilian agriculture, highlighting the factors that led to the current situation of dependence on transnational corporations. Emphasis is placed on the seed sector because of the strategic nature it has had after the deepening of financialization in agriculture after technological innovations in recent decades.

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