title: Carrying capacity in agriculture: environmental significance and some related patents.
abstract: Agriculture is one of the most important and possibly the oldest economic activity developed by humans. This activity was developed extensively and is becoming more and more dependent on development of technologies. The goal of this manuscript was examining some patents related to technologies developed for improving crop yields. Such patents are mainly related to more efficient formulations of agrochemicals and management techniques of plants, cattle and natural resources. A brief comment is carried out about bioprospection and related problems, relating, for example the case of Cupuaçu. The article is concluded mentioning that the development of policies and management strategies that increase agricultural yield and simultaneously preserve or conserve natural resources should also be prioritized, because certainly this is the only way we have to get the real sustainability and to improve life quality abroad the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering - Campus Experimental - UNESP, 511 - Sorocaba - SP - Brazil. amsilva@sorocaba.unesp.br
authors.forename: Alexandre M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000592:standards; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic