Innovation and disruptive technologies in the Brazilian agro-food sector

This article analyses transformations in the Brazilian agrofood system in the light of a cluster of advanced technologies, which have been designated as disruptive both in the academic literature and in the international policy literature. Within the framework of the agrofood chain perspective we develop a specific analysis of the food industry drawing on an official innovation survey, a complementary survey of medium and large firms, and an analysis of academic and specialist literature.