Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil
The main objective of this article was to describe and analyze the adoption of agricultural diversification mechanisms for farmers in the Rio das Contas River Basin, Bahia. Three indices of agricultural diversity were calculated: Margalef, Shannon and Herfindahl. In addition, the socioeconomic deter...
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| author | Elena Beatriz Piedra-Bonilla Dênis Antônio Cunha Marcelo José Braga |
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| description | The main objective of this article was to describe and analyze the adoption of agricultural diversification mechanisms for farmers in the Rio das Contas River Basin, Bahia. Three indices of agricultural diversity were calculated: Margalef, Shannon and Herfindahl. In addition, the socioeconomic determinants of agricultural diversification were analyzed through a Tobit econometric model. The results show that the majority of farmers depend on the income obtained from agriculture and/or livestock, with little off-farm diversification. In addition, most farmers diversify on-farm. However, the calculated indices indicate that this diversification is still low. Finally, access to credit and technical assistance and the fact of living on the property influence positively crop diversification. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93b0a278f8304b1ea1d4f1992473891a2022-12-21T22:59:51ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaGeosul0103-39642177-52302019-07-01347228030610.5007/1982-5153.2019v34n72p28031948Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, BrazilElena Beatriz Piedra-Bonilla0Dênis Antônio Cunha1Marcelo José Braga2Universidade Federal de ViçosaUniversidade Federal de ViçosaUniversidade Federal de ViçosaThe main objective of this article was to describe and analyze the adoption of agricultural diversification mechanisms for farmers in the Rio das Contas River Basin, Bahia. Three indices of agricultural diversity were calculated: Margalef, Shannon and Herfindahl. In addition, the socioeconomic determinants of agricultural diversification were analyzed through a Tobit econometric model. The results show that the majority of farmers depend on the income obtained from agriculture and/or livestock, with little off-farm diversification. In addition, most farmers diversify on-farm. However, the calculated indices indicate that this diversification is still low. Finally, access to credit and technical assistance and the fact of living on the property influence positively crop diversification.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/geosul/article/view/58148Diversificação agrícolaDiversificação de culturasRenda não agrícolaRenda agrícolaTobit |
| spellingShingle | Elena Beatriz Piedra-Bonilla Dênis Antônio Cunha Marcelo José Braga Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil Geosul Diversificação agrícola Diversificação de culturas Renda não agrícola Renda agrícola Tobit |
| title | Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil |
| title_full | Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil |
| title_short | Agricultural diversification in Rio das Contas river basin, Bahia state, Brazil |
| title_sort | agricultural diversification in rio das contas river basin bahia state brazil |
| topic | Diversificação agrícola Diversificação de culturas Renda não agrícola Renda agrícola Tobit |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/geosul/article/view/58148 |
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