01919naa a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400470006010000250010724500770013226000090020930000100021850000350022852010350026365000260129865000160132465000160134065000230135665300270137965300290140665300240143565300240145970000230148377301470150621056782023-08-14       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190499983.013.152DOI1 aMARTHA JUNIOR, G. B.  aBrazil´s agricultural modernization and Embrapa.h[electronic resource]  c2018  a36 p.  aNa publicação: Eliseu Alves.  aBrazilian agriculture reinvented itself by targeting a science-based approach. Embrapa, the research arm of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, is recognized as key in this process. A set of characteristics?public corporation model; scale of operation at national level; spatial decentralization; specialized research units; strong focus in human capital; a vision of an agriculture based on science and technology-explains Embrapas strength and achievements. Looking ahead, agricultural production needs to increase at least at the same pace of demand. Otherwise, prices will increase, and the poor will suffer the greatest impact. One of the greatest barriers to ensure modern technology will be more broadly and effectively adopted is market imperfection, which alters relative prices and the returns to investment in technologies. Reducing market imperfections is a necessary condition for expanding production in a more inclusive way, and to increase the effectiveness of policies targeting technology adoption by farmers.  aAgricultural research  aAgriculture  aAgricultura  aPesquisa Agrícola  aAdoção de tecnologia  aImperfeição do mercado  aMarket imperfection  aTechnology adoption1 aALVES, E. R. de A.  tIn: AMANN, E.; AZZONI, C. R.; BAER, W. (Ed.). The Oxford handbook of the Brazilian economy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. chap. 15.