The food production system – a set of pre-production, production and post-production activities related to food – is a strategic theme worldwide due to its repercussions in different spheres: in the economy, in particular, with the generation of income and employment; socially, related to food security; and the climate agenda, interfering with greenhouse gas emissions. This set came to be called the Food System by bodies such as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) and the World Bank, which includes food production, processing, distribution, consumption, and disposal.
The objective of this study is to present a profile of the Food System in the Legal Amazon.1 Therefore, we analyze indicators of occupation and income in order to better understand the peculiarities of this system and propose more effective approaches with regard to public policies.
The Food System has a considerable weight in the region’s labor market. There are now more than 3.5 million people – or a third of all employed people – who work in it. This result is higher than the proportion in the rest of Brazil, where those employed in the system represent 23% of the total. In rural Amazonian areas, the Food System employs 69% of the workforce.
Brazil holds the greatest biodiversity on the planet, and in the Amazon this natural wealth is even more strategic. However, turning this potential into high value-added innovation remains a challenge. A new study by CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazônia 2030, authored by Cristina Leme Lopes (Senior Research Manager, CPI/PUC-Rio), Ana Flávia Corleto (Researcher, CPI/PUC-Rio), and
The bioeconomy sector has emerged as a new production paradigm, gaining significant attention both in Brazil and globally. It is also a central focus of a forward-looking G20 initiative introduced by the third Lula administration. While Brazil has been working for years to better regulate the bioeconomy and develop a broad legal framework,
Companies in the Brazilian Amazon already export 64 forest-compatible products, with an average annual revenue of nearly US$300 million.1 This figure seems impressive but represents only 0.17% of the corresponding global markets. In the more specific case of products linked to food chains, the participation of companies in the Amazon is also modest,
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