Abstract
SUMMARY: The article evaluates the profile of rural credit with emphasis on dairy farming financing in the municipalities of the western region of the state of Para. The data were collected from secure sources of the Brazilian financial system and field survey including 176 farmers from the Municipalities Itaituba, Ruropolis, Trairao and Placas. The results showed that the farmers’ level of access to rural financing has shown strong instability during the last two decades. During recent years a predisposition to new investments in dairy farming has been observed due to new commercialization opportunities and an increase in the number of dairy products. For the next few years, it is recommended that funds from rural credit be directed toward investments in genetic improvement of the dairy herds, pasture management, mechanization and milking hygiene, in order to aggregate value and quality to the milk supplied to the market.
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