O perfil e os determinantes do valor da produção dos fumicultores e dos não-fumicultores no sul do Brasil.

Abstract

This study has the general goal of comparing the profiles of the tobacco farmers with the nontobacco farmers to identify the determining factors of the production value to each of these groups, in Southern of Brazil. As for methodology, this study has a descriptive and explanatory focus, using cause and effect that, with the use of statistical resources, aims to verify the relationships between variables in a group of 758 tobacco farmers and 384 nontobacco farmers in Southern Brazil. The hypotheses are the following: although tobacco farmers obtain higher declared income compared to non-tobacco farmers, the latter tend to have better conditions in terms of infrastructure than the first ones. Non-tobacco farmers have, for presenting higher managing power and control over the production, greater and more significant impact (in statistical terms) of the existing infrastructure, manpower and natural resources over the total value of production. In terms of results it was verified that the tobacco farmers, when compared to the non-tobacco farmers, present lower averages in the variables related to infrastructure and natural resources. They also present lower averages on the vegetal production activities and animal production, being under the averages scored by the non-tobacco farmers. It is observed that Santa Catarina State shows the greatest averages to the total value of production, among tobacco and non-tobacco farmers. In terms of diversification (animal and vegetal productions), the tobacco farmers in Santa Catarina have also the highest averages. The non-tobacco farmers, in the three states, show higher averages (in value) than the tobacco farmers for vegetal activities. By analyzing the averages of the non-tobacco farmers on the states, it is concluded that the farmers in Santa Catarina State have highest averages for the production of rice, onion and corn. In Paraná State, the nontobacco farmers are highlighted, with greatest averages in comparison to the other two states, in the production of small potatoes, beans, vegetables, fruits and soy. Related to the impact analysis among the non-tobacco farmers, the means of production have the highest impact, in statistical terms, on the Total Value of Production. Among the non-tobacco farmers, on the other hand, the total properties material resources have the highest impact on the dependent variable.