Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/285038 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 2916
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract (Translated): 
To better comprehend the growth trajectory of Brazilian agriculture, it is necessary to understand the productivity movement of different classes of producers within the country, that is, to verify whether poorer producers are converging in productivity with larger ones. Stochastic frontier analysis is used to compare total factor productivity (TFP) gains of three different strata of agricultural producers in Brazil. Using data from the agricultural censuses of 2006 and 2017 at the micro-regional level, we estimate both technological progress (TP) and technical efficiency change (TEC) of Brazilian agriculture for different farm sizes. Our results suggest that technological advancements are reaching all farm sizes, but they are concentrated in the larger producers, which contributes to a divergence in productivity within Brazil. Furthermore, the increase in inefficiency indicates that all farm sizes lack the conditions to quickly absorb the technological progress.
Subjects: 
agriculture
productivity
technical progress
stochastic frontier
JEL: 
Q1
C23
D24
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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