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SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION 17 Low productivity growth is impacting Brazil's economic growth Productivity growth in Brazilian agriculture has been an island of success SECTION 2. EVOLUTION AND SOURCES OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH 31 From food net importer to food net exporter and global agriculture trade leader Agriculture productivity growth differs among farm sizes and regions Agriculture productivity gains driven by technical change Agriculture productivity growth helped by trade liberalization SECTION 3. USE OF FACTORS OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION 41 Natural Capital Human Capital Physical Capital SECTION 4. IS BRAZIL MAXIMIZING AGRICULTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES? 57 Natural Capital Human Capital Physical Capital SECTION 5. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 57 Advancing the agriculture productivity frontier in a sustainable way Closing the agriculture productivity gap for those left behind Exploiting opportunities to generate more and better jobs REFERENCES 75 10

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The agricultural sector is strategic for Brazil's economy and society. Nevertheless, the fluctuation in national agriculture GDP, which reaches 1% per year on average, and can reach more than 3% in some cases, indicates the weakness of disaster risk management in the sector. This study identified that Brazil has some successful public policies and programs dedicated for disaster risk management in the agriculture sector that serve as reference for other developing countries. However, they are mainly focused on risk mitigation. Disaster risk response and transfer mechanisms for agriculture, especially insurance, are still underdeveloped in relation to other similar emerging economies such as Argentina and Mexico. Furthermore, this study points out to the importance of managing extreme agriculture risks in an integrated fashion, as there are clear interrelationships among the main risks facing the agriculture sector of Brazil. Finally, the results of this study also strongly suggest that there is a lack of integration of existing federal-level public policies and programs dedicated to agricultural disaster risk management in Brazil, which constraints the reduction of systemic losses at the national level.