...William Wilson; David W Bullock Purpose This study’s purpose is to analyze the effects of trade interventions and non-tariff impediments between the exporters (the United States and Brazil) and China for soybean trade. Design/methodology/approach A spatial model is developed and solved using...

... and renewable fuels used by society until nowadays, ethanol. The basics of this industry, the experience of Brazil in 40 years of usage of this fuel to the car fleet and recent developments are raised. Design/methodology/approach Traditional case study methodology is used to focus the analysis...

...Geraldo Sant'ana de Camargo Barros; Lucilio Rogerio Aparecido Alves; Mauro Osaki Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between food security and cleaner energy and evaluate the financial viability of both ethanol and biodiesel productions in Southern Brazil, the current...

.... The role of China as one of the major food consumers in the future, and Brazil, as the major food producer, is described as the food bridge, and an agenda of common development of these countries suggested. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews literature on causes of food inflation...