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Author(s): ABREU, U. G. P. de; LIMA, L. D. de; ALBUQUERQUE, F. H. M. A. R. de; SOUZA, J. D. F. de The paper aims to use the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach to evaluate the performance of sheep and goat production systems in the semi-arid region in Brazil. By applying a questionnaire with... ... |
Author(s): SOUZA, G. da S. e; GOMES, E. G. ABSTRACT: Brazilian agriculture is productive, efficient, and profitable for a few farmers. However, due to the restricted access to technology, the major part of the rural producers are marginalized... ... |
Author(s): SOUZA, G. da S. e; GOMES, E. G. In a research institution it is important to identify which management practices have influence on production efficiency. In this paper we assess the statistical significance of contextual variables t... ... |
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Author(s): MONTEIRO, J. E. B. de A.; AZEVEDO, L. da C.; ASSAD, E. D.; SENTELHAS, P. C. The objective of this work was to evaluate an estimation system for rice yield in Brazil, based on simple agrometeorological models and on the technological level of production systems. This estimatio... ... |
Author(s): ANDRADE, C. de L. T. de; AMARAL, T. A.; ALVES, M. E. B.; SILVA, D. F. There is a worldwide effort to produce food with less water consumption, due to scarcity trend of this resource. The study aimed to evaluate water productivity, simulated by the decision support model... ... |
Author(s): GOMES, E. G.; ABREU, U. G. P. de; MELLO, J. C. C. B. S. de; CARVALHO, T. B. de; ZEN, S. de This study evaluated the performance of 21 beef cattle modal production systems that conduct only the raising phase. These production systems were developed in 21 municipalities in seven Brazilian sta... ... |
Author(s): GOMES, E. G.; SOUZA, G. da S. e; GAZZOLA, R.; AVILA, A. F. D. We use census data (1996 and 2006) to model the agricultural production at state level in Brazil. Cost efficiency measurements are computed using data envelopment analysis and the response is assessed... ... |
Author(s): GRANATO, I. S. C.; FRITSCHE-NETO, R.; RESENDE, M. D. V. de; SILVA, F. F. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the type and intensity of nutritional stress, and of the statistical treatment of the data, on the genotype x environment (G x E) interaction... ... |
Author(s): FREIRE, F. J.; SILVA, F. C. da; VENEGAS, V. H. A. Currently fertilizers recommendation for the sugar cane culture in Brazil are based on growth curves, obtained from the relationship between fertilizer rates and yield increment. Predictive recommenda... ... |
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