Artículos de revistas
Factors influencing beef cattle farmers use of risk management instruments in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Registro en:
Ciencia Rural. Univ Federal Santa Maria, v. 43, n. 2, n. 370, n. 376, 2013.
0103-8478
WOS:000314928400030
Autor
Carrer, MJ
da Silveira, RLF
de Souza, HM
Vinholis, MDB
Institución
Resumen
The beef cattle price volatility is one of the main risks of this activity. To manage this risk, forward and futures contracts can be used by beef cattle farmers. However, the use of these contracts is quite restricted. The reasons are based on the characteristics of farmers and his business. In this context, this study aimed to identify the determinants factors of adoption of risk management mechanisms by beef cattle farmers in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A logit model was used to analyze data from a sample of 86 beef cattle farmers. The results showed that the factors that significantly affected the adoption of the risk management tools were farm income, technological intensity and business leverage. 43 2 370 376