O Pronaf na Zona da Mata Mineira: efeitos nos PIBs total e setorial dos municípios

Abstract: This work aims to analyze the effects of the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf) in the Total and Sectorial Gross Domestic Products of Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais mesoregion between 2001 and 2012, taking into account the historical, geographic, socioeconomic, productive and land characteristics. The importance of this type of analysis is notorious because of the large scope of the program and the representativeness of family agriculture in the national scenario and in the rural properties of the mesoregion. Fixed-effects Panel Data Analysis was used to measure the elasticity of GDP and sectorial aggregate values in relation to the volume of resources contracted via Pronaf. It was concluded that the program had a positive effect on the mesoregional product, and that the degree of this effect in each municipality is directly related to institutional, historical and economic issues.