The costs and benefits of the expansion of soybean farming and grazing in Brazil, how an individual would weigh these costs and benefits for Brazilians and how he would advise The Brazilians on their farming and grazing policies and the factors which would shape the advice.
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The cost of the expansion of soybean farming is increased by
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Theexpansion of soybean farming results inthe grain cultivation, which is increased by
The expansion of soybean farming reduced thearea of cultivated land which hascreated a major problem for cattle farmers, thereby they cleared the jungles to create pastures for grazing. These changes weigh major conflicts among farmers for land and environmental problems for Brazilians like deforestation, which can result in unbalanced ecosystem.
As a U.S. ambassador of Brazil, the suggestion to the Brazilians on their farming and grazing policies is to stop theexpansion of soybean farming.
The factor that relates to the advice is deforestation. The increase in soybean farming caused problems for cattle farmers, as they cleared the jungles for pasture grazing, which leads to deforestation. And deforestation causes harm to the environment.
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