Livestock specialization in the municipalities of mato grosso do sul

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the level of employment concentration of the main livestock activities (beef cattle, poultry and swine) in Mato Grosso do Sul, taking into account relevant aspects of the regional development of these activities. For that, the quantitative method was used to measure the specialization indicators, which make up the Normalized Concentration Index (ICN). To support these estimates, discussions on regional economics and development indicators supported the theoretical and historical analysis of the indices used. Among the main results found, the municipalities with the highest ICN for formal jobs were highlighted: Santa Rita do Pardo, Bataguassu, Sidrolândia, Itaquiraí, São Gabriel do Oeste, Jateí and Dourados. It is also worth mentioning that, in view of these concentrations, we sought to understand the interaction between activities, from the supply of inputs to the flow of production, as well as geographic distributions and their contributions to the local development of municipalities.