@article{deAraujo:283719,
      recid = {283719},
      author = {de Araujo, Paulo F.C.},
      title = {AGRICULTURAL CREDIT POLICY IN BRAZIL OBJECTIVES ND  RESULTS},
      address = {1977-07},
      number = {2177-2019-441},
      pages = {37},
      year = {1977},
      abstract = {A numlber of developing countries have stressed  agricultural credit policies to achieve goals such as  increasing output or accelerating adoption of new  technology. It is frequently difficult, however, to  evaluate the real effect of such policies because the  amount of funds involved has been too small or their impact  has been masked by the effects of other development  policies. The Brazilian case is revealing because high  amounts of credit have been channeled to agriculture, and  credit policy stands out as a key component of agricultural  policy. Thus, by evaluating the Brazilian experience, we  gain insights into what other countries might expect if and  when they assign credit such an important role in their  development strategy. Furthermore, the Brazilian approach  has relied almost exclusively on encouraging commericial  banks to supply agricultural credit rather than setting up  specialized agricultural credit institutions. Thus, the  Brazilian case provides scree evidence into how well and  um.er what conditions an existing banking system can  service agricultural credit needs in a developing country.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/283719},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.283719},
}