Rural Credit and Family Farming in Brazil: An Evaluation of the National Program for Strengthening Family Farming
This study aims to present the impacts of the National Program for Strengthening Family Farming (Pronaf) on income and productivity in Brazilian family farming. To achieve the proposed objective, data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) of 2014 were used and was used as the analysis met...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC) |
| Repository: | Redes (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/14470 |
| Online Access: | https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/14470 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Family farming. Rural credit. Pronaf. Income. Agricultural Productivity. Agricultura familiar. Crédito rural. Pronaf. Ingresos. Productividad Agrícola. Agricultura familiar. Crédito rural. Pronaf. Renda. Produtividade agropecuária. |
| Summary: | This study aims to present the impacts of the National Program for Strengthening Family Farming (Pronaf) on income and productivity in Brazilian family farming. To achieve the proposed objective, data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) of 2014 were used and was used as the analysis method the Propensity Score Matching (PSM). It was observed that the program has a positive average effect of 10.9% on the income of its beneficiaries compared to non-beneficiaries. Regarding the effect of Pronaf on agricultural productivity, Pronaf beneficiaries have an average productivity 15.2% higher than non-beneficiaries. |
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