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"Modeling soybean-corn double cropping in Brazil: Theory and Empirical Evidence" by Wolf, Rayan and Farzad Taheripour Abstract Soybean-corn double cropping is currently the dominant multicropping system in Brazil. However, this rotation is not the sole option available to farmers engaged in multicropping in the country. Using municipal-level agricultural and climatic data, this study examines how agroclimatic suitability and market conditions shape the co-movement between soybean and corn production across Brazil. The findings reveal that while soybean cultivation provides the agronomic and logistical foundation for double cropping, farmers are not obligated to plant corn in the second season. Instead, depending on economic and climatic conditions, farmers have several alternative cropping options for the second season, suggesting that multiple cropping reflects a broader optimization problem than a fixed soy-corn complementarity. This paper shows that multiple cropping in Brazil goes beyond a simple complementary relationship between soybean and corn and provides a wider range of options to enhance profitability and productivity. |
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- GTAP Data Base and extensions - Agricultural policies - Functional forms and closure rules - South America |
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