Cadeia do Biogás no Oeste do Paraná: à luz da nova economia institucional

Abstract

This work aims to characterize the chain of biogas, coming from swine activity in western Paraná state, in light of the New Institutional Economics - NEI. We used an exploratory methodology based on the literature. The theoretical framework was centered on New Institutional Economics – NEI, in its three approaches: institutional, organizational and technological environment. The results showed that, compared to the institutional environment, specific of biogas, has practically no regulation. Regarding organizations, these are isolated, with also isolated actions, the highlight for the Centre for the Study of Biogas, the Itaipu, which is investing in research and extending their knowledge to pig producers in western Paraná. The technological environment is structured in order to provide resources for the production of biogas, lacking clear and adequate definitions for surplus production. So what is required for the expansion of the biogas production in western Paraná are government incentives in order to adequately regulate the activity and provide incentives for the production of renewable energy so necessary for today's world.