Mais acesso ao crédito rural importa? Efeitos sobre a produção agropecuária cearense

Abstract

The objective of this study nis to evaluante the effect of greater intensity in acess to rural credit, measured by the proportion of rural establishments that obtained some financing, on agricultural production in the state of Ceará. Using a strategy that combines sttandart regressions and entropy balancing, the results suggest that municipalities whit greater acesso to rural credit are positively and significantly associated with higher levels of agricultural production, so that these effects are even more relevant when the purpose of the resource is intended for investments, when compared to the costing modality. However, the origin of the feature does not seem to matter. The evidennce also suggest that a higher rate of coverage in acessing rural credit may not be enough to expand agricultural production of specific production of specific production the of Ceará. In addtition, evidence was found that more acess to irrigation systems can act as a potential transmission mechanism in which greater intensity in accessing rural credit influences agricultural production.