Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, identificar os determinantes da adoção da tecnologia pós-colheita de despolpamento pelos produtores rurais na atividade cafeeira de Viçosa, MG. Os cafeicultores que despolpam o café foram considerados adotantes de tal tecnologia. Aplicou-se o modelo Logit para...

Por meio deste estudo, buscou-se avaliar a eficiência econômica da alocação dos recursos produtivos da cafeicultura no Sul de Minas Gerais. Os municípios pesquisados estão entre os maiores produtores do sul do Estado, a exemplo de Alfenas, Guaxupé, São Sebastião do Paraíso, Varginha e...

O presente trabalho pesquisou os níveis de eficiência econômica dos recursos produtivos da cafeicultura mineira, identificando variações na geração de resultados apurados por meio das metodologias paramétrica e não-paramétrica. Os dados utilizados foram: a) inventário de terra,...

A spreadsheet featuring production costs for coffee in different productivity ranges is presented in this study. The survey is based on the theory of costs and the study location was the southern region of the state of Minas Gerais, where data on 48 coffee production units were gathered during...

The object of this study was to evaluate pig culture in Vale do Piranga (Zona da Mata) in Minas Gerais in 2001 technically and managementally. Specifically, it was intended to characterize the administrative and technological profile of pig culture in the area under study. For its...

The production costs for dairy milk in the southern region of the state of Minas Gerais are presented in this study. This research identifies economic indexes of costs that most influence decisions made by milk producers. The research is based on the theory of costs and the study location was...

The deregulation of the sector occurred in the early 1990 and the globalization of markets have presented a series of injunctions to the productive milk chain, particularly in the primary production stage, imposing to the organizations the need of a wide reformulation of their structures and...

This paper has sought to evaluate the economical efficiency in the use of productive resources in the coffee production in the south region of the state of Minas Gerais. Economical efficiency was estimated through a production frontier function using a sample of 43 coffee producers. The average...

This present work compares the can and the bulk milk transportation systems in the first run, taking into consideration the economical cost indexes, leveling point, optimization of routes and the forms of payment for the freight. The study was carried out at a milk receptor company in the...

This study was carried out with the objective of characterizing the market structure and the commercialization of dairy products in the district of Lavras, MG, Brazil. For such study, agents were identified, their market conduct, and the prices paid and received were analyzed, as well as the...