The objective of this study is to estimate income differentials between agricultural and nonagricultural activities in rural areas of the country. The data used are The objective of this study is to estimate income differentials between agricultural and nonagricultural activities in rural areas of the country. The data used are from PNAD (2015) and the models used were Blinder-Oaxaca and RIF Regression. It can ...
The objective of the research was to evaluate the profiles of agricultural production in family (UAF) and non-family (UAP) agricultural units in Ceará, based on the 2017 Agricultural Census. The survey also evaluates the created regions by Cearense Foundation of Meteorology and Water Resources (Funceme) for the State. The hypothesis is: the heterogeneities detected in the production of the regions should be due...
The degradation of natural resources with environmental impacts is not a recent subject. From earliest times, records the hist over time. This assault on nature causes severe damage to natural resources. Among others, the phenomenon of "desertification". In the Brazilian semiarid, this phenomenon is quite evident in some areas. Another peculiar feature semi-arid ecosystem is the rainfall instability that has a ...
Brazilian family agriculture, particularly as done in the Northeast, has been a viable alternative to production in rural areas in recent years. This way of production is not restricted to agriculture itself, but also includes the production of grains and fruits, animal breeding and the production of raw materials for the domestic and foreign markets as well. Besides the production of food and raw materials, th...