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Multidimensional performance assessment of a sample of beef cattle ranches in the Pantanal from a data envelopment analysis perspective
Beef cattle ranching is the main economic activity in the Brazilian Pantanal, undertaken in an extensive manner, mostly in natural environments and dynamic in space and time. The ongoing monitoring, assessment, and performance improvement are key aspects of the search for sustainable use of natural...
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Published in: | Ciência rural 2023, Vol.53 (12) |
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Summary: | Beef cattle ranching is the main economic activity in the Brazilian Pantanal, undertaken in an extensive manner, mostly in natural environments and dynamic in space and time. The ongoing monitoring, assessment, and performance improvement are key aspects of the search for sustainable use of natural resources in beef cattle ranches, as these ranches are the management units in the Pantanal. In this paper we proposed a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to assess the performance of fourteen beef cattle ranches in the Pantanal wetland as a case study, considering financial, productive, and environmental sustainability dimensions. We modeled each dimension separately and calculated an overall performance score. We also fit fractional regression models to study the influence of potential covariates on the performance scores. The methodological approach proposed here proved to be adequate for the case study, as the results are in line with the expectations of decision-makers regarding the performance of the ranches. The overall performance analysis was influenced by the proportion of higher quality native forage resources, which depends on the dynamics and on the spatial-temporal variation of the landscapes. Therefore, overall performance requires adaptive management of ranches based on diversity conservation, which benefits the multifunctionality of products and services.
RESUMO: A pecuária de corte é a principal atividade econômica do Pantanal brasileiro, praticada de forma extensiva em ambientes predominantemente naturais e espaço-temporalmente dinâmicos. Monitorar, avaliar e aprimorar continuamente o desempenho das fazendas de pecuária é um aspecto chave na busca do uso sustentável de recursos naturais, já que as fazendas são a unidade de manejo no Pantanal. Nesse sentido, objetivou-se neste artigo a adoção de modelos de análise envoltória de dados (DEA) para avaliar o desempenho de 14 fazendas pantaneiras como estudo de caso, considerando as dimensões da sustentabilidade financeira, produtiva e ambiental. Cada dimensão foi modelada separadamente e, na sequência, foi calculado um escore único de desempenho global. Foram ainda ajustados modelos de regressão fracionária para estudar a influência de potenciais covariáveis nos escores de desempenho. A abordagem metodológica aqui proposta mostrou-se adequada ao caso de estudo em questão, com resultados alinhados às expectativas dos tomadores de decisão quanto ao desempenho das fazendas. A análise do desempe |
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ISSN: | 0103-8478 1678-4596 1678-4596 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20220595 |