Sources of growth of sugar cane production in west central and southeast of Brazil

Authors

  • Geraldo Moreira Bittencourt Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/Campus Governador Valadares
  • Marília Fernandes Maciel Gomes Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v19i2.3173

Keywords:

Sugar cane. Growth pattern. Shift-Share Model.

Abstract

This study aims at assessing the determinants of variations in the production of sugar cane in Southeast and Midwest of the Brazil, between 1990 and 2009, measuring the effects area, productivity and composition. The theoretical framework consists of the conceptualization of the modernization of agriculture and the description of the theory of induced innovation. The empirical analysis is based on the work of the Shift-Share model, also known as a differential structure. In the results from 1990 to 2009 (total period), there is the hypothesis of the higher average yield of sugarcane in the Southeast and of the pattern of growth production by area in the Midwest. On the other hand, in the period 2005 to 2009, where the two regions in question had the highest growth rates of production of sugar cane, the composition effect revealed the most significant values, showing that the expansion of sugarcane production has occurred in these regions, mainly by substituting other crops by land less profitable.

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Author Biographies

Geraldo Moreira Bittencourt, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/Campus Governador Valadares

Formação: Bel. Em Ciências Econômicas, 2011, Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal de Viçosa (DEE/UFV); Mestre em Economia Aplicada, 2013, Departamento de Economia Rural da Universidade Federal de Viçosa (DER/UFV). Atualmente é professor do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/Campus Governador Valadares.

Marília Fernandes Maciel Gomes, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Formação: Bel. em Matemática, 1977; M.S. Economia Rural, 1981; D.S. Economia Rural, 1990, UFV. Professora Associada III (Competitividade de Cadeias Agroindustriais, Economia e Comércio Internacional e Gestão da Qualidade), DER/UFV.

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Published

2014-09-02

How to Cite

Bittencourt, G. M., & Gomes, M. F. M. (2014). Sources of growth of sugar cane production in west central and southeast of Brazil. Redes , 19(2), 182-201. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v19i2.3173

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014)

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