Agronomists in most parts of the world are already, and will be increasingly in the next
couple of decades, solicited to resolve pressing issues associated with global climate
change and food security. For a number of reasons, it is most likely that in both of these
areas, their research will be very tightly linked to what happens in Brazil. In that context, this
chapter attempts to offer as complete a picture as possible of the events and influences that
have shaped historically both Brazilian agriculture and its agricultural research efforts, as …

Agronomists in most parts of the world are already, and will be increasingly in the next
couple of decades, solicited to resolve pressing issues associated with global climate
change and food security. For a number of reasons, it is most likely that in both of these
areas, their research will be very tightly linked to what happens in Brazil. In that context, this
chapter attempts to offer as complete a picture as possible of the events and influences that
have shaped historically both Brazilian agriculture and its agricultural research efforts, as …