Atividade leiteira no Paraná: uma análise espacial e econométrica.

This study analyzes the spatial configuration of dairy production in the municipalities of Paraná State, Brazil. As methodology, an Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis - AEDE was used to identify the existence of spatial clusters in the West, Southwest, Eastern Center and North Pioneer mesoregions. This shows that municipalities that have high value of the Gross Value of Production (VBP) of dairy (reais/Km²) in Paraná State are surrounded by municipalities of similar high value of the VBP of dairy (reais/Km²), as well as municipalities with low values. Based on preliminary data from the 2017 Agricultural Census, RAIS and IPARDES, an econometric model, of the Durbin Spatial type (SDM), was estimated, which includes the spatial gap in the gross production value and in the independent variables, in order to identify which, among economic and technical factors, are the determinants of the gross value of milk production. The main results were that technical guidance, productivity, pasture, technical-scientific occupations and electricity are some of the factors that are associated with the gross value of milk production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]