How important is agriculture and familiar agriculture agribusiness for Brazil and its states: an interregional input-output approach

Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins and Ichihara, Silvio Massaru and Silveira, Fernando Gaiger and Diniz, Bernando P. Campolina and Azzoni, Carlos Roberto and Moreira, Guilherme R. C. (2007): How important is agriculture and familiar agriculture agribusiness for Brazil and its states: an interregional input-output approach.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is estimate how important is agriculture and familiar agriculture agribusiness for Brazil and its states. To do so, the GDP for the agribusiness of these complexes is estimated for Brazil and for its 27 states. The estimation is based on an interregional input-output system constructed for the Brazilian economy. The agribusiness takes into consideration the relations between the agriculture production and the other sectors in the economy (inputs for production, industry, transportation, distribution, and commercialization). The importance of the agribusiness can be evidence for it’s share of about 30% in the total Brazilian GDP, but regional differences will make this average oscillates between 4% and 79% in the Brazilian states. Another distinction will be made between small familiar production and large scale production that will vary according to the product and the state. Some relation between land distribution and the type of agriculture will also be made.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Brazil, agribusiness, input-output, GDP
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C6 - Mathematical Methods ; Programming Models ; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling > C67 - Input-Output Models; D - Microeconomics > D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium > D57 - Input-Output Tables and Analysis; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R15 - Econometric and Input-Output Models ; Other Models

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