Socioeconomic impacts of the biodiesel production chain on family agriculture in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and Mato Grosso (MT)
Pedro Gilberto Cavalcante Filho,
Antônio Márcio Buainain,
Marcelo Pereira da Cunha
et al.
Abstract:This paper evaluates the different socioeconomic impacts of the biodiesel sector on family farming and other sectors of the economy of the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso, which are the largest biodiesel producers in Brazil and have structural and regional differences. The Input-Output Theory was the methodology used to measure the direct and indirect effects on the jobs generated and on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The research shows that the production of biodiesel via family farming in Rio … Show more
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