REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: THE CASE OF ACRE, RONDÔNIA, AND PARÁ

Lucas Ferreira Lima; Raimundo Cláudio Gomes Maciel; João Alfredo de Carvalho Mangabeira; Rômulo Vasconcelos Valentim

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1446590

Título do Trabalho

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: THE CASE OF ACRE, RONDÔNIA, AND PARÁ

Autores

Lucas Ferreira Lima
Raimundo Cláudio Gomes Maciel
João Alfredo de Carvalho Mangabeira
Rômulo Vasconcelos Valentim

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 36 - Agroecologies Shaping Territories: Innovation and Autonomy for a New Agenda

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1446590-regenerative-agriculture-in-the-brazilian-amazon--the-case-of-acre-rondonia-and-para

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

Regenerative Agriculture, Agroecology, Brazilian Amazon, Protocol for Sustainable Regenerative Agriculture, Multicriteria Decision Analysis.

Resumo

Regenerative Agriculture is a holistic approach with high potential to address environmental challenges, including soil degradation, climate change, and biodiversity loss. This concept evolved from studies on alternative agricultural production methods – such as organic, agroecological, and biodynamic agriculture – and the principles of holistic agriculture in the late 20th century into a multifaceted approach that integrates soil health, the provision of ecosystem services, and the resilience of agroecosystems. Regenerative practices synergistically improve soil structure and nutrient cycling, promoting climate change mitigation and the provision of ecosystem services. Despite these benefits, it faces several challenges: 1) methodological heterogeneity and conceptual imprecision limit the comparability and interpretation of results; 2) the lack of multi-criteria (multidimensional) metrics and long-term, large-scale analyses, preventing robust evaluation and dissemination of best practices; 3) the existence of socioeconomic barriers, including high financial costs and a lack of technical assistance and rural extension services. To assess the potential of regenerative agriculture and to overcome these challenges, a multicriteria methodology, named Protocol for Sustainable Regenerative Agriculture, was applied to 79 farmers in three Brazilian states (Acre, Rondônia, and Pará), where regenerative agriculture is being planned and implemented. Using 124 criteria across five dimensions (agricultural, socioeconomic, governance, environmental, and biodiversity) and on a scale of 0 to 10, the closer the production system is to zero, the less regenerative and sustainable it is; the closer it is to ten, the more regenerative it is. The results showed that the state of Rondônia had the worst multicriteria indicators (PARS = 5.57); the state of Acre is in an intermediate situation, with PARS = 6.13; and the state of Pará had the best results, with a PARS score above 7. The cultivation area exceeds 70,000 hectares, making it a pioneering study with high potential for replication in Brazil and other developing countries.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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LIMA, Lucas Ferreira et al.. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: THE CASE OF ACRE, RONDÔNIA, AND PARÁ.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1446590-REGENERATIVE-AGRICULTURE-IN-THE-BRAZILIAN-AMAZON--THE-CASE-OF-ACRE-RONDONIA-AND-PARA. Acesso em: 24/09/2026