This paper analyses how the technical and managerial support of buyers affects the performance and investment capacity of Brazilian pig farmers. The paper also analyses the influence of the farmers’ investment capacity on their own performance and how that performance in turn influences the investment requirements demanded by buyers. We developed a structural equation model applied to a sample of 199 farmers including piglet farmers (n=91) and finishers (n=108) working under production contracts. The model includes two constructs that assess performance – financial performance and production and quality performance. The results show that buyer support positively influences both performance constructs and investment requirements for piglet farmers and finishers. The relationship between buyer support and investment capacity was significant only in the sample of finishers. Farmers’ investment capacity positively influences both performance constructs in the sample of piglet farmers. For finishers, investment capacity influences only financial performance. Moreover, only production and quality performance of finishers influences investment requirements. The results provide buyers and farmers with insights for refinements in support policies and management.

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买家支持对巴西猪肉供应链中农民绩效和投资的影响

本文分析了买家的技术和管理支持如何影响巴西养猪户的绩效和投资能力。本文还分析了农民的投资能力对其自身绩效的影响，以及该绩效如何反过来影响买家的投资需求。我们开发了一个结构方程模型，该模型应用于 199 名农民的样本，其中包括根据生产合同工作的仔猪养殖户 (n=91) 和育肥户 (n=108)。该模型包括两个评估绩效的结构——财务绩效以及生产和质量绩效。结果表明，买方的支持对仔猪养殖户和育肥猪的性能结构和投资要求都有积极影响。买方支持与投资能力之间的关系仅在完成者样本中显着。在仔猪养殖户样本中，养殖户的投资能力对这两种绩效结构都有积极影响。对于终结者来说，投资能力只影响财务业绩。此外，只有修整机的生产和质量性能会影响投资要求。结果为购买者和农民提供了改进支持政策和管理的见解。