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In any agricultural insurance program, the accurate quantification of the probability of the loss has great importance. In order to estimate this quantity, it is necessary to assume some parametric probability distribution. The objective of this work is to estimate the probability of loss using...
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Method, the risk of each activity. The results show that fruit production can be a good alternative to the region. All the …
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This paper aims to evaluate the capacity of payment, under risk conditions, of the bulk water to the rural producers … of these producers cannot afford to pay for the water use, which represents high risk for the activities carried out …, can pay with large margin or low risk the value of tariff being charged currently by the water governmental agency (Cogerh …
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This paper analyzed the impact of including commodity futures (arabica coffee, soybean, corn, crystal sugar, ethanol and fed cattle), negotiated at Securities, Commodity and Futures Exchange (BM&FBovespa), in the performance of a diversified portfolio, composed by stocks, bonds, gold and dollar,...
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Measures to stimulate the demand for some manufacturing products have been carried out by the Brazilian government. However, the country is admittedly competitive in its agricultural production and policies to encourage its demand have not been established in the same magnitude as those of...
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Este estudo explora a instabilidade criada por decisões jurídicas contraditórias relacionadas às quebras contratuais. O mercado a termo representa uma importante fonte de recursos para o financiamento da agricultura Brasileira, no entanto, durante um período de aumento de preços da saca de...
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agribusiness and the sophistication revealed of exports baskets of agribusiness products to the Southern Cone countries and the … sophisticated exports of the products of agribusiness of Southern Cone countries, the greater the effects of income growth and the … multiplier effect (spillovers) for the economies of countries. However, ceteris paribus, to export agribusiness products …
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This work presents main results of how inhabitants of Alto Paraíso de Goias are seeking alternatives to sustainable development through the implantation, by Embrapa, of a project about the rescue of coffee. Mining and farming activities were developed in the region until its main activity...
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leverage in the Brazilian agribusiness sector using the model of Rajan and Zingales (1995). In the definition of the sample … there were selected 26 companies that are classified in one of three subdivisions of the Brazilian agribusiness sector: a … statiscally significant as determinant factors of the debt structure of Brazilian agribusiness companies. It is also possible to …
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Organic agriculture is still inexpressive in Brazil. Its relevance, however, has been growing signiï¬cantly, following international trends. This study analyzes basic characteristics of organic producers, contribut-ing to the present level of knowledge on this matter in Brazil. Using pri-mary...
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