MARKET ASSISTED LAND REFORM IN NE BRAZIL: A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY EVALUATION

We evaluate the "Cédula da Terra" Pilot Project, a land reform project whose conception, mechanisms and operational structure is different from traditional agrarian reform based on expropriation. The land distributed by the project, is first acquired by the agricultural producers associations, and a given set of incentives is established to obtain a better efficiency use of resources. The main objective of this article is to characterize the sources of technical and allocative inefficiency from a cross section of 309 beneficiaries from five states in NE Brazil. We estimated a potential production frontier following the methodology of BATTESE and COELLI (1995), using the software FRONTIER 4.1. (Tim COELLI, 1996). The main conclusion is that technical assistance, human capital (years of schooling) and better access to credit reduce inefficiency, or thus increase technical and allocative efficiency of the beneficiaries.

Agricultura familiar, agroecologia e desenvolvimento sustentável: questões para debate

Quatro aspectos relacionados á temátaica sao especialmente focalizados no livro: as dimensoes, características e oportunidades de desenvolvimento da agricultura familiar no Brasil; os vários significados da agroecología e os condiconantes para seu sucesso; a contribuicao da agricultura alternativa para o desenvolvimento territorial sustentável; e, finalmente , os desafios o serem enfrentados pelas politicas públicas para promover o fortalecimento da agricultura familiar, tendo em consideracao o contexto macro-económico e institucional

Metodologia para estudo das relaçȏes de mercado em sistemas agroindustriais

Contenido: 1. Consideraciones preliminares; 2. Principios metodológicos de los procesos de evaluación; 3. El desafío de evaluar los proyectos de cooperación técnica; 4. Conceptos utilizados en la metodología; 5. Indicadores de resultados y de impacto; 6. Adaptación de la metodología a los PCT y a las ACT del IICA-Brasil; 7. Procedimientos metodológicos para una evaluación de los impactos y de los resultados.Conteúdo: 1. Considerações preliminares; 2. Princípios metodológicos dos processos de avaliação; 3. O desafio de avaliar projetos de cooperação técnica; 4. Conceitos utilizados na metodologia; 5. Resultados e indicadores de impacto; 6. Adaptação da metodologia aos PCTs e ACTs do IICA-Brasil; 7. Procedimentos metodológicos para avaliação de impactos e resultados

Land Reform in NE Brazil: a stochastic frontier production efficiency evaluation

The aim of this paper is to address the sources of technical and allocative inefficiency from a cross section sample of 308 beneficiaries of a market assisted land reform program, called “Cédula da Terra” from five states in Northeastern region of Brazil. In spite of some differences on governance of the “Cédula da Terra” in comparison with traditional expropriation land reform program, studies carried by Buainain et al. (2002) have shown small differences between then, regarding their social and economic characteristics. We believe that our results could be useful to identify the main problems of Brazilian land reform settlements. We estimated a potential production frontier following the methodology of Battese and Coelli (1995), Coelli et al. (1998) and applied econometric techniques to explain inefficiency. The results indicate the existence of technical and allocative inefficiency, which is identified mostly in situations where the presence of production for consumption is high. This is a result that shows how immature the agriculture activity is in most of Cédula da Terra Program settlements and the difficulty to overcome the limitations imposed by the initial condition of formation of agrarian reform, primarily in Northeastern region of Brazil

Land Reform in NE Brazil: a stochastic frontier production efficiency evaluation

The aim of this paper is to address the sources of technical and allocative inefficiency from a cross section sample of 308 beneficiaries of a market assisted land reform program, called “Cédula da Terra” from five states in Northeastern region of Brazil. In spite of some differences on governance of the “Cédula da Terra” in comparison with traditional expropriation land reform program, studies carried by Buainain et al. (2002) have shown small differences between then, regarding their social and economic characteristics. We believe that our results could be useful to identify the main problems of Brazilian land reform settlements. We estimated a potential production frontier following the methodology of Battese and Coelli (1995), Coelli et al. (1998) and applied econometric techniques to explain inefficiency. The results indicate the existence of technical and allocative inefficiency, which is identified mostly in situations where the presence of production for consumption is high. This is a result that shows how immature the agriculture activity is in most of Cédula da Terra Program settlements and the difficulty to overcome the limitations imposed by the initial condition of formation of agrarian reform, primarily in Northeastern region of Brazil

Land Reform in NE Brazil: a stochastic frontier production efficiency evaluation

The aim of this paper is to address the sources of technical and allocative inefficiency from a cross section sample of 308 beneficiaries of a market assisted land reform program, called “Cédula da Terra” from five states in Northeastern region of Brazil. In spite of some differences on governance of the “Cédula da Terra” in comparison with traditional expropriation land reform program, studies carried by Buainain et al. (2002) have shown small differences between then, regarding their social and economic characteristics. We believe that our results could be useful to identify the main problems of Brazilian land reform settlements. We estimated a potential production frontier following the methodology of Battese and Coelli (1995), Coelli et al. (1998) and applied econometric techniques to explain inefficiency. The results indicate the existence of technical and allocative inefficiency, which is identified mostly in situations where the presence of production for consumption is high. This is a result that shows how immature the agriculture activity is in most of Cédula da Terra Program settlements and the difficulty to overcome the limitations imposed by the initial condition of formation of agrarian reform, primarily in Northeastern region of Brazil

Ações de combate à pobreza rural: metodologia para avaliação de impactos

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es brindar a los investigadores y gestores públicos que actúan en áreas de desarrollo rural, un panorama amplio de metodologías y procedimientos que involucran monitoreo y evaluación de programas sociales. En un mismo libro, se reunieron varias discusiones sobre diversos asuntos: sistemas de monitoreo, evaluación de impactos y análisis costo/beneficio, estudios de evaluación de focalización y capital social, todos articulados sobre el tema de desarrollo rural. La idea central es permitir al lector reconocer cuándo porquç aplicar cada uno de ellos, según objetivos diferentes, así como combinarlos en un solo estudio, de acuerdo a la necesidad o conveniencia.O principal objetivo deste trabalho é fornecer a pesquisadores e gestores públicos que atuam em áreas de desenvolvimento rural, um amplo panorama de metodologias e procedimentos que envolvem monitoramento e avaliação de programas sociais. No mesmo livro, foram reunidas várias discussões sobre diversos temas: sistemas de monitoramento, avaliação de impacto e análise de custo / benefício, estudos de avaliação de direcionamento e capital social, todos articulados sobre o tema do desenvolvimento rural. A ideia central é permitir ao leitor reconhecer quando aplicar cada um deles, de acordo com diferentes objetivos, bem como combiná-los em um único estudo, de acordo com a necessidade ou conveniência

Land reform in NE Brazil: a stochastic frontier production efficiency evaluation

The aim of this paper is to address the sources of technical and allocative inefficiency from a cross section sample of 308 beneficiaries of a market assisted land reform program, called "Cédula da Terra"; from five states in Northeastern region of Brazil. In spite of some differences on governance of the "Cédula da Terra"; in comparison with traditional expropriation land reform program, studies carried by Buainain et al. (2002) have shown small differences between then, regarding their social and economic characteristics. We believe that our results could be useful to identify the main problems of Brazilian land reform settlements. We estimated a potential production frontier following the methodology of Battese and Coelli (1995), Coelli et al. (1998) and applied econometric techniques to explain inefficiency. The results indicate the existence of technical and allocative inefficiency, which is identified mostly in situations where the presence of production for consumption is high. This is a result that shows how immature the agriculture activity is in most of Cédula da Terra Program settlements and the difficulty to overcome the limitations imposed by the initial condition of formation of agrarian reform, primarily in Northeastern region of Brazil.<br>O objetivo desse artigo é caracterizar as fontes da ineficiência técnica e alocativa em um conjunto de 308 beneficiários de um programa de reforma agrária de mercado, chamado "Cédula da Terra";, distribuídos em cinco estados do Nordeste brasileiro. Estudos conduzidos por Buainain et al. (2002) mostraram existem poucas diferenças entre as características de beneficiários deste programa e dos programas tradicionais de reforma agrária por expropriação e que portanto, os resultados obtidos por este trabalho permitem visualizar as dificuldades enfrentadas pelos assentamentos no Brasil. Para medir eficiência, estimou-se uma função de produção potencial segundo a metodologia de Battese e Coelli (1995) e a partir disto, procurou-se explicar as razões da ineficiência (relativa) encontrada. Os resultados apontam para a existência de ineficiência técnica e alocativa que é identificada principalmente nas situações em que a presença de produção para consumo é elevada. Tratase de um resultado que revela a pouca maturidade da maioria dos lotes dos assentados do PCT e a dificuldade de superar as limitações impostas pela condição inicial de formação dos assentamentos de reforma agrária, principalmente na região nordeste do Brasil