Editing Roraima (section)

== Economy ==
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! colspan="3" class=  style="background:#b8860b; text-align:center; font-size:larger; color:indigo;"|Agricultural production in Roraima
(2006)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007|title=Censo Agropecuário de 2006|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/estadosat/temas.php?sigla=rr&tema=censoagro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219050854/http://ibge.gov.br/estadosat/temas.php?sigla=rr&tema=censoagro|archive-date=19 February 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=April 11, 2011|website=IBGE - Estados}}</ref>
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! Crop
! Amount ([[Tonne|t]])
|-
|[[Coffee]]
|24,000
|-
|[[Maize]]
|15,740
|-
|[[Banana]]
|13,415
|-
|[[Soybean]]
|11,005
|-
|[[Cassava]]
|8,745
|-
|[[Orange (fruit)|Orange]]
|467
|-
|[[Sugar cane]]
|373
|-
|[[Bean]]
|82
|}
With a [[Gross domestic product|Gross Domestic Product]] (GDP) of only [[Brazilian real|R$]] 13,37 billion, the economy of the state of Roraima is the [[List of Brazilian federative units by gross regional product|smallest in Brazil]], corresponding to only 0.2% of Brazil's economy. It is based on [[agricultural production]], mainly in grain [[agribusiness]], with emphasis on [[rice]], [[soybean]]s and [[maize|corn]]. It is said that the state works in the so-called "paycheck economy", when there is a circulation mainly of the amounts paid in salaries to public servants and private employees of commerce.<ref name=":16">{{Cite book|last=Freitas|first=Aimberê|title=História e Geografia de Roraima: Boa Vista|publisher=Luiz Aimberê Soares de Freitas|year=2017|isbn=9788563211057|pages=212}}</ref>

In [[livestock]], the [[live cattle trade]] for slaughter in [[Manaus]] was, until the 1970s, the main economic base. For years, between 6 and 10 thousand oxen were traded with Manaus annually. This type of trade brought [[foodstuff]]s, [[clothing]], [[Household hardware|household items]], among others, to Roraima. This form of supply ended due to two main factors: [[population growth]] in the state, through the inauguration of the [[BR-174|Manaus–Boa Vista Road]], and the decrease in the cattle herd.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17">{{Cite book|last=Migueis|first=Roberto|title=Geografia do Amazonas: Manaus|year=2018|isbn=9788575128749|pages=144|publisher=Editora Valer }}</ref>

Rice took the place of meat, starting to be traded with Manaus in the late 1970s. In 1977, [[Agricultural technology|agricultural mechanization]] for rice crop was introduced, increasing production capacity. In the beginning, mechanization was applied in the area of plowing for the production of [[upland rice]], which did not have the success expected by several factors. One of them was the lack of physical structure for storing production, as there were no dryers and warehouses. However, this system made it possible to shift production to irrigated rice. With more capitalized producers and government support in the construction of warehouses and dryers, production became viable. This type of rice came to be produced in the floodplains of the [[Branco River|Branco]], [[Takutu River|Takutu]], [[Uraricoera River|Uraricoera]] and [[Cauamé River|Cauamé]] rivers, with productivity high enough to cover the high costs of implanting and maintaining this crop in Roraima.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />

Subsequently, the cultivation of soybeans appeared in the plowing, with the planted area being increased year by year. The biggest problems of this crop are in the area of guaranteeing land tenure, its incompatibilities with environmental laws, in addition to irregularity and poor reliability of transport. These two largest crops in Roraima decreased with the conquest by the peoples from the Demarcation of the [[Raposa Serra do Sol|Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Area]].<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />

Other crops such as corn, [[cassava]] and beans are also present. But they do not reach the level of rice and soy production. In the case of [[manioc]] for the production of [[flour]], Roraima is self-sufficient. In the area of fruit growing, [[pineapple]], [[Orange (fruit)|orange]], [[banana]], [[papaya]], [[melon]], [[watermelon]], [[grape]], [[lemon]], [[Passion fruit (fruit)|passion fruit]] and [[tangerine]] are produced in the state. The melon, watermelon and papaya stand out for their quality recognition. There has been great progress with vegetables in recent years. The production of [[lettuce]], [[green onions]], [[parsley]], peppers, [[sweet potato]]es, [[string beans]], [[pumpkin]], [[cabbage]] and [[Bell pepper|sweet pepper]] have increased, and it can be said that there is also self-sufficiency in this sector. Greenhouse production has helped in this process.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />
[[File:Brazil_nuts.jpg|thumb|Brazil nuts after shell removal]]
Roraima has always occupied a secondary position in the economic geography of the Amazon when it comes to plant extractivism, producing [[Brazil nut]]s, [[rowanberries]] and [[wood]]. The first two in the southern region of the state, especially under the [[Branco River]]. They are sold in Manaus, but on a small scale. The wood has been explored and traded with [[Venezuela]] and, more recently, with other countries in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]].<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />

The Roraiman industry is small. In the Industrial District of Boa Vista, located on the edge of the [[BR-174]], there were 58 plants in operation in 2015. They produce cereals, wood, leather, and others. The [[commercial sector]] is traditional, buying from other places, such as [[São Paulo]] and Manaus, and reselling in Boa Vista and other municipalities.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />

Getting closer commercially with neighboring countries to practice [[International trade|foreign trade]] is a path that has been recently traced. The main trading partner for exports and imports is Venezuela; the main product exported in 2004 and 2010 was wood; in 2015, there was a good diversification with the export of soy, leather and [[mineral water]], in addition to wood. The products imported in greater quantity have been machines, devices and mechanical instruments. The municipalities that export the most are Boa Vista, Bonfim, Caracaraí, Mucajaí and Rorainópolis.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />