Impactos do PRONAF na produção de alimentos no nordeste brasileiro

Abstract

The study evaluates the evolution of food production in northeastern Brazil between 1999 and 2012. They are used secondary data coming from the IBGE, FGV and Central Bank of Brazil. The research analyzes and estimates the geometric growth rates of daily per capita food production in the period under investigation, the value of agricultural and livestock clustering of production, averaged over PRONAF contract agriculture and livestock and the value of total financing PRONAF between 1999 and 2012, the evolution of rural credit amount and the number of contracts obtained by farmers in the Northeast in the period. The results showed that there is a trend that has remained since the 60's the state of Bahia and Maranhão agricultural profile having the highest daily per capita food production in the period analyzed. Livestock production has grown significantly different from the slight increase of agricultural production in the Northeast. The average value per contract for the agricultural sector showed significant increase while for the livestock sector declined in the analyzed region. It is attributed to this result which increased the number of affected farmers and the amount of funding, but in the livestock sector there was a concentration of resources. Regarding the impacts of PRONAF Total agricultural highlight the state of Alagoas where farmers do not receive due credit and assisted in relation to the livestock industry all data were significant, showing results that the credit for the livestock sector is well managed. The analysis of PRONAF both in agriculture and in livestock in Northeastern states, presented disparities in the number of funded contracts and values and concentration of these resources for the State of Bahia, showing the strengthening of Bahian family farming.