Truran 1977 . Agricultural development in Brazil throughout its history has also been associated with the extension of its land frontier . After 1950 , this process has been supplemented by some infrastructure development , undertaken by large farmers and private companies , who Agriculture in Brazil : Perils , Trials , and Economic Crisis Page 4 were heavily subsidized through negative interest rates , especially in the 1970s (Grahan 1987 . Land reform has been highly controversial (Lee 1999 . It was estimated that 58000 large estates account for about...











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