The article Illicit 'Cannabis' Crops in Brazil: Inequalities, Alternative Income and Remunerated Farming

• Published in: Dilemas : Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 11 - 39
• Main Authors: Pontes Fraga, Paulo Cesar, Silva Iulianelli, Jorge Atilio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Agricultural policy; Brazil; Cannabis; Culture; Equality; Income; Markets; Production

Intends to analyse the issue of cannabis production in the Vale do Sao Francisco region in Northeast Brazil, the largest area of cannabis farming in the country. To discuss the reasons that lead to the farming of this herb, we attempted to identify the principal players involved in its farming and t...