Aspect of the importance of soybean complex in Brazil and Rio Grande do Sul: 1997 – 2017

Abstract

The objective of the present research was to analyze the importance of agribusiness for the Brazilian and Rio Grande do Sul economy, specifically on issues related to exports and the ability of soybean farming to stimulate business in the seeds, fertilizers and pesticides segments in the different mesoregions of Rio Grande do Sul State/Brazil. The research can be classified as exploratory-descriptive as to the purposes and as a case study regarding the means. Among the main results, it is worth noting that agribusiness is one of the main segments of the Brazilian economy and its importance is proven by the capacity to add income and raise the trade balance even in times of economic crisis. It was also possible to observe that the soybean production chain, in addition to generating income and trade balance in Brazil and Rio Grande do Sul State, aggregates a set of activities with potential to stimulate economic relations at the local level, constituting as a business catalyst activity and capable of stimulating industry segments associated with the production of crop inputs.