Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade

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Autor(a) principal: Fuchs, Vanessa Boanada
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/34656
Resumo: Chinese demand for the world’s commodities has the capacity to shape agricultural frontiers in many parts of the world, including the Amazon. This article is a preliminary report on findings concerning the expansion of the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Amazon driven by increases in soybean production, extension of cropped area, cross-referenced with satellite data on deforestation rates at the smallest possible scale: the municipal level. The study identifies 21 municipalities forming fours axes of frontier expansion in the Amazon, where soycrops may be the cause for displacement deforestation, as it is the case of cattle ranching. Despite the Soy Moratorium, frontiers in the Amazon keep shifting. The article advocates that further research in those four axes is needed to better understand the relationship between those two industries in terms of land use as well as the socio-environmental on the ground impacts. Furthermore, the connections between those areas with present and future infrastructure development in the Amazon, many counting with direct Chinese investment, will be key to the expansion of the soy value chain, bypassing the initial goal of zero-deforestation.
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spelling Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy tradeExpansión de la frontera impulsada por China en el Amazonas: cuatro ejes de presión causados por la creciente demanda de comercio de sojaChinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy tradeAmazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.Amazonía. Fronteras agrícolas. Deforestación. Soja. Demanda china.Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.Chinese demand for the world’s commodities has the capacity to shape agricultural frontiers in many parts of the world, including the Amazon. This article is a preliminary report on findings concerning the expansion of the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Amazon driven by increases in soybean production, extension of cropped area, cross-referenced with satellite data on deforestation rates at the smallest possible scale: the municipal level. The study identifies 21 municipalities forming fours axes of frontier expansion in the Amazon, where soycrops may be the cause for displacement deforestation, as it is the case of cattle ranching. Despite the Soy Moratorium, frontiers in the Amazon keep shifting. The article advocates that further research in those four axes is needed to better understand the relationship between those two industries in terms of land use as well as the socio-environmental on the ground impacts. Furthermore, the connections between those areas with present and future infrastructure development in the Amazon, many counting with direct Chinese investment, will be key to the expansion of the soy value chain, bypassing the initial goal of zero-deforestation.La demanda china de commodities tiene la capacidad de dar forma a las fronteras agrícolas en muchas partes del mundo, incluida la Amazonía. Este artículo es un informe preliminar sobre la expansión de la frontera agrícola en la Amazonía brasileña, impulsada por el aumento de la producción de soja, la extensión de la superfície plantada, datos satelitales entrecruzados sobre las tasas de deforestación en la escala más pequeña posible: el nivel municipal. El  estudio identifica 21 municipios que forman cuatro ejes de expansión fronteriza en la Amazonía, donde el cultivo de soja puede ser la causa de la deforestación indirecta debido al desplazamiento de otras actividades, como la cría de ganado. A pesar de la Moratoria de la soja, las fronteras en el Amazonas continúan cambiando. El artículo argumenta que se necesita más investigación sobre estos cuatro ejes para comprender mejor la relación entre estas dos industrias en términos de uso de la tierra, así como los impactos sociales y ambientales in loco. Además, es crucial establecer las conexiones entre estos ejes con el desarrollo presente y futuro de las obras de infraestructura en la Amazonía, muchas de ellas con inversión directa china, para prever la expansión de la cadena de valor de la soja, que de hecho puede ignorar la intención de una cadena de valor de deforestación cero.Chinese demand for the world’s commodities has the capacity to shape agricultural frontiers in many parts of the world, including the Amazon. This article is a preliminary report on findings concerning the expansion of the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Amazon driven by increases in soybean production, extension of cropped area, cross-referenced with satellite data on deforestation rates at the smallest possible scale: the municipal level. The study identifies 21 municipalities forming fours axes of frontier expansion in the Amazon, where soycrops may be the cause for displacement deforestation, as it is the case of cattle ranching. Despite the Soy Moratorium, frontiers in the Amazon keep shifting. The article advocates that further research in those four axes is needed to better understand the relationship between those two industries in terms of land use as well as the socio-environmental on the ground impacts. Furthermore, the connections between those areas with present and future infrastructure development in the Amazon, many counting with direct Chinese investment, will be key to the expansion of the soy value chain, bypassing the initial goal of zero-deforestation.***Expansão de fronteira impulsionada pela China na Amazônia: quatro eixos de pressão causados pela crescente demanda pelo comércio de soja***A demanda chinesa por commodities tem capacidade para moldar fronteiras agrícolas em muitas partes do mundo, incluindo a Amazônia. Este artigo é um relatório preliminar sobre a expansão da fronteira agrícola na Amazônia brasileira, impulsionada por aumentos na produção de soja, extensão da área cultivada, cruzadas com dados de satélite sobre as taxas de desmatamento na menor escala possível: o nível municipal. O estudo identifica 21 municípios formando quatro eixos de expansão de fronteira na Amazônia, onde a lavoura de soja pode ser a causa do desmatamento indireto por deslocamento de outras atividades, como é o caso da pecuária. Apesar da Moratória da Soja, as fronteiras na Amazônia continuam mudando. O artigo defende que mais pesquisas nesses quatro eixos são necessárias para entender melhor a relação entre essas duas indústrias em termos de uso da terra, bem como os impactos socioambientais in loco. Além disso, é fundamental traçar as conexões entre esses eixos com o desenvolvimento presente e futuro de obras de infraestrutura na Amazônia, muitas delas com investimento direto chinês, para antever a expansão da cadeia de valor da soja, que pode estar ignorando de fato a intenção inicial de uma cadeia de valor de desmatamento zero.Palavras-chave: Amazônia. Fronteiras agrícolas. Desmatamento. Soja. Demandachinesa.Editora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS2020-05-26info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/3465610.15448/1984-7289.2020.1.34656Civitas: journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020): Os novos desafios do desenvolvimento na região amazônica; 16-31Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; Vol. 20 Núm. 1 (2020): Os novos desafios do desenvolvimento na região amazônica; 16-31Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 20 n. 1 (2020): Os novos desafios do desenvolvimento na região amazônica; 16-311984-72891519-608910.15448/1984-7289.2020.1reponame:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
Expansión de la frontera impulsada por China en el Amazonas: cuatro ejes de presión causados por la creciente demanda de comercio de soja
Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
title Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
spellingShingle Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
Fuchs, Vanessa Boanada
Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.
Amazonía. Fronteras agrícolas. Deforestación. Soja. Demanda china.
Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.
title_short Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
title_full Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
title_fullStr Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
title_full_unstemmed Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
title_sort Chinese-driven frontier expansion in the Amazon: four axes of pressure caused by the growing demand for soy trade
author Fuchs, Vanessa Boanada
author_facet Fuchs, Vanessa Boanada
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fuchs, Vanessa Boanada
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.
Amazonía. Fronteras agrícolas. Deforestación. Soja. Demanda china.
Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.
topic Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.
Amazonía. Fronteras agrícolas. Deforestación. Soja. Demanda china.
Amazon. Agricultural frontiers. Deforestation. Soy. Chinese demand.
description Chinese demand for the world’s commodities has the capacity to shape agricultural frontiers in many parts of the world, including the Amazon. This article is a preliminary report on findings concerning the expansion of the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Amazon driven by increases in soybean production, extension of cropped area, cross-referenced with satellite data on deforestation rates at the smallest possible scale: the municipal level. The study identifies 21 municipalities forming fours axes of frontier expansion in the Amazon, where soycrops may be the cause for displacement deforestation, as it is the case of cattle ranching. Despite the Soy Moratorium, frontiers in the Amazon keep shifting. The article advocates that further research in those four axes is needed to better understand the relationship between those two industries in terms of land use as well as the socio-environmental on the ground impacts. Furthermore, the connections between those areas with present and future infrastructure development in the Amazon, many counting with direct Chinese investment, will be key to the expansion of the soy value chain, bypassing the initial goal of zero-deforestation.
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