Arbeitspapier

Diversidade da produção nos estabelecimentos da agricultura familiar no Brasil: Uma análise econométrica baseada no cadastro da Declaração de Aptidão ao Pronaf (DAP)

This paper analyzes the production diversity among Brazilian agricultural family farms, using the DAP (declaration of Pronaf entitlement). The diversity is measured with a Simpson index, that goes from zero, for monocultures, to one. Production is considerably diversified in these types of farms. 57% of them have a diversification index above 0,35, although it has been noticed an increase in specialization in recent years. The share of monoculture farms rose from 25% in 2012 to 33% in 2014. The diversification index is set as the dependent variable on a Tobit regression with variables that are commonly used to explain the decision to diversify, such as regional dummies, farm size, number of farms, farmer's age, income from social benefits, education, gross production, or a dummy for access to technical assistance. All of these variables have significant effects on production diversity. The results suggest a strong regional bias in terms of diversification, as well as the importance of technical assistance and the availability of technologies in order to spur diversification among family farmers.

Language
Portugiesisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Texto para Discussão ; No. 2202

Classification
Wirtschaft
Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes
Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Latin America; Caribbean
Fiscal Policy
Subject
diversification
public policies
sustainability
family farms

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Sambuichi, Regina Helena Rosa
Galindo, Ernesto Pereira
Pereira, Rodrigo Mendes
Constantino, Michel
dos Santos Rabetti, Matheus
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
(where)
Brasília
(when)
2016

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Sambuichi, Regina Helena Rosa
  • Galindo, Ernesto Pereira
  • Pereira, Rodrigo Mendes
  • Constantino, Michel
  • dos Santos Rabetti, Matheus
  • Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)

Time of origin

  • 2016

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