@article{Moura:329805,
      recid = {329805},
      author = {Moura, Altair  and Goldsmith, Peter},
      title = {The Drivers of the Double Cropping System Adoption in the  Tropics },
      journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Management},
      address = {2020-11},
      number = {1029-2022-1263},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {The practice of the double-cropping system (DCS), whereby  farmers plant two different crops in the same field, in  succession, within the same crop year, has been growing in  the tropical regions of Brazil for the last 40 years. The  DCS, also known as the ‘‘safrinha’’ system, has been  responsible for an important revolution in cropping  production in the tropics, a region historically challenged  by low agricultural productivity. The system allows the  intensification of land use, raises total production per  hectare per year, and improves asset use efficiency, for  example machinery, facilities, and human capital. The goal  of this paper is to better understand the DCS system for  tropical agricultural managers. Specifically, the  manuscript achieves that goal by exploring the  decision-making by farm managers through direct  semistructured interviews with experienced DCS managers.  The direct engagement is unique as it intentionally  complements previous more indirect survey-based and  econometric methodologies. The setting is Mato Grosso  Brazil, the center of DCS farming in the tropics. The  findings directly apply to producers in other tropical  regions of the world, where some of the poorest countries  reside. Policymakers and investors can integrate the  findings from this paper to better design farming systems  to improve productivity and profitability among small and  medium sized farmers operating in the tropics.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329805},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.329805},
}