Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: REINALDO CAMPOS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : REINALDO CAMPOS
DATE: 30/11/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: online
TITLE:

IMPACT of CHINESE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ON SOY PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL

PAGES: 129
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Economia
SUBÁREA: Economias Agrária e dos Recursos Naturais
SPECIALTY: Economia Agrária
SUMMARY:

The development process in China, known as Chinese socialism with Chinese characteristics, began with agriculture in the late 1970s, a period when China faced serious issues related to food security. The initial step in this direction was to shift a portion of agricultural production systems towards trade because, until then, the Beijing government controlled production and its surpluses. With this new "contract," farmers could sell their surplus, removing the control over surpluses that had existed until then (ARRIGHI, 2008).

As a result of this measure led and implemented by Deng Xiaoping, Chinese agriculture grew at a rate of 4.6% over the last 30 years (NBSC, 2022), making China the world's largest food producer and consumer in the 21st century. This increased production is in response to the growing demand for food driven by rising income and dietary changes brought about by urbanization and shifts in the Chinese way of life.

When analyzing the numbers related to food production, importation, and consumption in China, it becomes apparent that Chinese food security policies are also based on issues related to local employment and income. In recent years, there has been a policy shift towards purchasing raw materials rather than products with minimal added value, with the aim of processing them domestically.

According to the National Supply Company (BRASIL, 2023 a), in the 2021/2022 crop year, Brazil produced 125.54 million tons of soybeans. In 2022, Brazil exported 53.61 million tons of soybeans to China, which represents 17 million hectares of soybean cultivation solely to meet Chinese demand out of a total of 41 million hectares planted with soybeans in the crop year.

Our hypothesis is that there is a strategy on the part of the Chinese state that has influenced the increase in soybean demand in Brazil since China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, with the goal of ensuring a soybean supply for domestic animal protein production. This transition has seen China evolve from a mere consumer to a progressively more significant organizer and controller of the soybean value chain at both the Brazilian and global levels.

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