African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Smallholder farming in Brazil: An overview for 2014

Gabriel Paes Herrera
  • Gabriel Paes Herrera
  • Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability Department, Dom Bosco Catholic University (UCDB), Av. Tamandaré 6000, CEP 79117-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Reginaldo Brito da Costa
  • Reginaldo Brito da Costa
  • Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability Department, Dom Bosco Catholic University (UCDB), Av. Tamandaré 6000, CEP 79117-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Paula Martin de Moraes
  • Paula Martin de Moraes
  • Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability Department, Dom Bosco Catholic University (UCDB), Av. Tamandaré 6000, CEP 79117-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Dany Rafael Fonseca Mendes
  • Dany Rafael Fonseca Mendes
  • Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability Department, Dom Bosco Catholic University (UCDB), Av. Tamandaré 6000, CEP 79117-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Michel Constantino
  • Michel Constantino
  • Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability Department, Dom Bosco Catholic University (UCDB), Av. Tamandaré 6000, CEP 79117-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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  •  Received: 09 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2017
  •  Published: 27 April 2017

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