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Biblioteca(s): 	Embrapa Semiárido.	
Data corrente: 	12/03/1997	
Data da última atualização: 	07/03/2023	
Autoria: 	GOMES, R. S.	
Título: 	Socioeconomic, management, and institutional determinants of technical efficiency: the case of small producers in irrigated agriculture in Northeast Brazil.	
Ano de publicação: 	1996	
Fonte/Imprenta: 	Tucson: University of Arizona, 1996.	
Páginas: 	151p.	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Notas: 	M.Sc. Thesis.	
Conteúdo: 	The Brazilian Government has invested heavily in irrigation projects for small farmers in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil. Projects along tha San Francisco River have been particularly successful in developing important fruit and produce production centers. Despite the many efforts by government agencies to improve the production performance of small farmers in these projects, there prevails considerable variability in the technical efficiency of producers. The primary purpose of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of the socioeconomic, management, and institutional factors influencing technical efficiency of small producers in an irrigation perimeter in the Petrolina/Juazeiro region. Data were collected from the national agricultural research agency and interviews with farmers and agencies involved in the perimeter. The results of this study indicate that farmer characteristics, such as education and the ownership of a commercial establishment, are important factors influencing efficiency. Results also show that, in general, small farmers in this study do not follow the management practices recommended by the agricult ural research agency and extension agents. The analysis in  this study concludes by suggesting that there are other factors besides basic farmer and farm characteristics thaat have considerable influenci on technical efficiency.	
Palavras-Chave: 	Administration; Bahia; Eficiencia tecnica; Fator socio-economico; Gerencia; Juazeiro; Northeast; Pernambuco; Petrolina; Project; Projeto; Projeto Senador Nilo Coelho; Small farmer; Socioeconomic factor; Technical efficiency; Vale do Rio Sao Francisco.	
Thesagro: 	Agricultura; Irrigação; Pequeno Produtor; Tomate.	
Thesaurus Nal: 	agriculture; Brazil; irrigation; tomatoes.	
Categoria do assunto: 	--	
Registro original: 	Embrapa Semiárido (CPATSA)	
Exemplares: 	CPATSA - (23672-1) - ADD - TS - PP - 08/1996 -  - 1996.00008 - DIS