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<p>This article analyzes the technical, economic, and spatial functioning of large agricultural enterprises undergoing rapid expansion in Brazil’s MATOPIBA region. It summarizes three agrarian diagnoses, a research method specific to comparative agriculture, which is integrative and based on field data. Three stages have been identified in the scaling up of these enterprises, which can now cover tens of thousands of hectares. While family enterprises, which are still modest in size, are largely engaged in land clearing and improving soil fertility, patrimonial and investment enterprises seek not only to expand but also to intensify and diversify. This process is proving to be extremely selective. At each stage, the resources required are greater and competition (land, water, energy, and capital) is more intense. This study confirms recent research on the relationship between land area and productivity. In these very large enterprises, expansion and intensification go hand in hand. However, the positive effects attributed to diversification are more nuanced. Here, it is synonymous with increased water consumption and excessive use of synthetic inputs. Beyond these environmental issues, the article questions the effects of such upscaling on agricultural employment.</p>

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Scaling up soybean production in Brazil’s MATOPIBA region: selective steps

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年7月2日

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  • Sébastien Bainville,
  • Nadège Garambois,
  • Eve Bülher,
  • Ludivine Eloy,
  • Antoine Joly,
  • Malo Luce,
  • Florian Vigroux,
  • Élise Willame

摘要

This article analyzes the technical, economic, and spatial functioning of large agricultural enterprises undergoing rapid expansion in Brazil’s MATOPIBA region. It summarizes three agrarian diagnoses, a research method specific to comparative agriculture, which is integrative and based on field data. Three stages have been identified in the scaling up of these enterprises, which can now cover tens of thousands of hectares. While family enterprises, which are still modest in size, are largely engaged in land clearing and improving soil fertility, patrimonial and investment enterprises seek not only to expand but also to intensify and diversify. This process is proving to be extremely selective. At each stage, the resources required are greater and competition (land, water, energy, and capital) is more intense. This study confirms recent research on the relationship between land area and productivity. In these very large enterprises, expansion and intensification go hand in hand. However, the positive effects attributed to diversification are more nuanced. Here, it is synonymous with increased water consumption and excessive use of synthetic inputs. Beyond these environmental issues, the article questions the effects of such upscaling on agricultural employment.