Impact of the agri-amigo program on the income level of rural workers in the agricultural region of sobral in the state of Ceará

Abstract

The present study seeks to analyze the impact of the Agroamigo program on the income level of the beneficiary rural worker in that region. A methodology capable of capturing the effect of the program on the income level was used by using scores that determine the matching of groups of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries for comparison purposes. Thus, probabilities were calculated based on a set of observable characteristics, and then there was the matching for similarities. With the method used, it was verified that the program has the expected effect on the income support item. By means of the average effect on the treaties, a positive impact on the income of the beneficiary rural worker was detected, considering the calculated odds or propensity scores.