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Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul Centro De Estudos E Pesquisas Em Agronegócios Programa De Pós-graduação Em Agronegócios
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| Author | Winckler, Natália Carrão |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The recent moves towards the insertion of biofuels in the energy matrix of a number of countries are opening new prospects for agricultural production and for agroindustrial chains. In Brazil, the Programa Nacional do Biodiesel (National Biodiesel Program) was created to establish the regulatory framework for the production, commercialization and consumption of Biodiesel. Besides the traditional production of biodiesel from soybean oil, the first productive bases using alternative oilbearing crops such as the castor bean, sunflower, palm and rapeseed are beginning to appear. The emergence of this new productive base raises new research issues: in what circumstances are the structuring, organization and implementation of these biodiesel productive chains taking place in Brazil? What are the effects of biodiesel production on local economies? Hence, the central objective of this study is the development and validation of an analytical structure capable of characterizing the biodiesel productive arrangements and identifying their economic and social impacts at the regions where they are installed. The analytical structure was constructed based on theories of regional and spatial economy: locational coefficient, Shift-Share, theories of industrial location. The biorefinery concept was used to identify the factors related to the management of biodiesel processing plants. A preliminary analysis identified that a biodiesel productive arrangement is emerging in the State of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, with the purpose of stimulating regional development using alternative oilbearing crops. The firm Brasil Ecodiesel has established an industrial plant in the municipality of Floriano (Piauí) and a farm for the production of castor beans and other oil-bearing crops in the municipality of Canto do Buriti. Executives from the firm together with local agents and leaders (from local government, unions and commercial and industrial associations) were asked to respond to questionnaires related to the agricultural production destined to supply the processing plant. A survey of secondary data on the regional economy was also carried out. In order to govern and coordinate its productive chain Brasil Ecodiesel created an organizational structure responsible for the management of more than 630 contracts with local rural producers for the supply of oleaginous crops and regional offices to offer technical assistance and support to the producers. It can be seen that the local production of non-traditional oil-bearing crops (castor bean) has proven insufficient to meet the production needs of the firm. Due to this productive insufficiency, the supply of vegetable oil for the processing unit is ensured by obtaining soybean oil from locations far from the production plant (300500 km), thus increasing the production costs. The agricultural project in the town of Canto do Buriti has faced problems of both a cultural and productive nature. The Federal Government’s social assistance projects (e.g. Family pocket, basic basket,...) have the effect of reducing the commitment of the rural producers to the production performance objectives. Unfavorable edaphoclimatic conditions have also reduced the productivity levels of the local plantations. On the other hand, the impact of the new biodiesel production base is already perceptible in the town of Floriano. Calculations show an increase in the dynamism of the local retail market and civil construction. Preliminary findings reveal productive, organizational, managerial and governance related difficulties and challenges that need to be faced when establishing a new productive base in a location that up to that point lacks a productive tradition. |
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