Agriculture
Total Area: 8, 515, 700 km 2
Land Area: 8, 358, 140 km 2
Water Area: 157, 630 km 2
Climate description: Tropical, temperate in South
Terrain description: Flat to rolling low lands in North; plains, hills, mountains, narrow coastal belt
Arable Land Use: 8.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.8%
Irrigated Land: 54, 000 km 2
Total Renewable Water Resources: 8, 233 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 58.07 cu km per year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: Domestic-28%; Industrial-17%; Agricultural-55%
Natural Hazards description: Droughts in Northeast; floods and frost in South
Environmental Current Issues: Deforestation in Amazon Basin, endangered species, illegal wildlife trade, air/water pollution in cities, pollution via improper mining, wetland degradation, sever oil spills
Total Labor Force: 108 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 15.7%
Agricultural Products description: coffee, soybeans, wheat rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, beef
Land Area: 8, 358, 140 km 2
Water Area: 157, 630 km 2
Climate description: Tropical, temperate in South
Terrain description: Flat to rolling low lands in North; plains, hills, mountains, narrow coastal belt
Arable Land Use: 8.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.8%
Irrigated Land: 54, 000 km 2
Total Renewable Water Resources: 8, 233 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 58.07 cu km per year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: Domestic-28%; Industrial-17%; Agricultural-55%
Natural Hazards description: Droughts in Northeast; floods and frost in South
Environmental Current Issues: Deforestation in Amazon Basin, endangered species, illegal wildlife trade, air/water pollution in cities, pollution via improper mining, wetland degradation, sever oil spills
Total Labor Force: 108 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 15.7%
Agricultural Products description: coffee, soybeans, wheat rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, beef
Brazilian soybean cultivation
http://wiensseedfarm.com/news/brazil-soy-farmers-start-planting-expected-record-crop
http://wiensseedfarm.com/news/brazil-soy-farmers-start-planting-expected-record-crop
Brazil Grain Farm
http://themorningnewsaruba.com/2013/12/17/scientists-help-adapt-brazil-farming-to-climate-change/
http://themorningnewsaruba.com/2013/12/17/scientists-help-adapt-brazil-farming-to-climate-change/
Brazil Orange Farm
http://qz.com/93829/the-worlds-leading-producer-of-orange-juice-is-getting-squeezed/
http://qz.com/93829/the-worlds-leading-producer-of-orange-juice-is-getting-squeezed/