@article{Caviglia-Harris:10233,
      recid = {10233},
      author = {Caviglia-Harris, Jill L.},
      title = {Cattle Accumulation and Land Use Intensification by  Households in the Brazilian Amazon},
      journal = {Agricultural and Resource Economics Review},
      address = {2005-10},
      number = {1203-2016-95264},
      pages = {18},
      year = {2005},
      abstract = {In developing countries across the globe the impact of  livestock on deforestation levels has
been profound. This  paper explores the role of the cattle industry in household  decision
making for small landholders in the Brazilian  Amazon. Important inquiries raised in the
literature are  addressed, including the determinants of the co-evolution  of deforestation and cattle herds, the possibility of  production specialization, and the role of cattle in  household livelihoods. Panel data suggest that households  have changed focus from crop 
introduction to cattle.  Empirical models reveal that location, wealth, and  education are among the important determinants of  production decisions and cattle accumulation. Policy  recommendations include a focus on the cattle sector  coupled with initiatives to establish and enforce protected  areas.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/10233},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.10233},
}