Panorama da expansão da soja no Brasil e no município de Sant'Anna do Livramento - RS

Abstract

The first soybean plantations were discovered in East Asia through crawling plants and evolved through crossbreeding and improvements by scientists in ancient China. Its arrival in Brazil brought about a great revolution in the agriculture sector, quickly becoming one of the main domestically produced commodities. Over the years, this oilseed, widely used in the production of other products, has witnessed an expansion of its cultivated area throughout the country, aiming at product exportation. Based on this context, the present study aims to analyze the incorporation of soybeans into the agriculture of the municipality of Sant'Ana do Livramento-RS and the factors that contributed to the expansion of the monoculture's planted area in the municipality. For the realization of this research, a qualitative approach was used as the methodological resource, emphasizing authors who employ a critical analysis of the topic. As a result, among the elements that contributed to the expansion of the planted area with soybeans in the municipality of Sant'Ana do Livramento-RS, are the high international demand for the commodity, the favorable climate for cultivating the oilseed in the region, the availability of technologies for increased productivity, the facilitation of access to agricultural credits and financing, the adoption of modern management techniques, and the use of genetically modified seeds.