Evolution of the sugarcane cultivation in the Midwest Region of Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Wissmann, Martin Airton
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Oyamada, Graciela Cristine, Wesendonck, Claudia Cristina, Shikida, Pery Francisco Assis
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Regional (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ojsrevista.furb.br/ojs/index.php/rbdr/article/view/4165
• topic: Intensity of growth; Midwest region; sugarcane.; Caña de azúcar; intensidad de crecimiento; región Centro-Oeste.; Cana-de-açúcar; intensidade de crescimento; região Centro-Oeste.

This paper analyzes the evolution of sugarcane cultivation in Midwestern Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul), between 2003/04 and 2013/14. It classifies the mesoregions of each State according to the intensity of growth (expansion or retraction of planted area) which is measured by growth rates quartiles calculations according to Feltre and Paulillo´s (2012) adapted methodology. The results reveal the existence of geographical proximity between mesoregions in Goiás and Mato Grosso with high growth rates, whereas two areas with negative or insignificant rates, one in Mato Grosso and the other in Mato Grosso do Sul, are located in areas subject to rules of Agri-Ecological Zoning of Sugarcane (ZAE-cana) and therefore directly impacted by those regulations. In Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul, three mesoregions exhibit high or moderate growth, apparently explainable due to the proximity of the state of São Paulo, the largest producer of sugarcane in Brazil.JEL-Code | O13; Q13; R11.