Technology adoption and extension strategies in Mediterranean Agriculture: the case of family farms in Chile

Extension services play a crucial role by improving skills and access to information thatresult in greater farm level innovations, especially on family farms which are the predominant formof agriculture in the world. This study analyzed the connection between strategies implemented byextension servi...

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Autores: Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052, Jara-Rojas, Roberto, Canales, Romina, Engler, Alejandra, Bravo Ureta, Boris, Boop Montero, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/328713
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/328713
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050692
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agriculture and state--Chile
Agrotech
Technology adoption
Extension
Family farms
Chile
Agricultura -- Xile
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Agricultura
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Sumario:Extension services play a crucial role by improving skills and access to information thatresult in greater farm level innovations, especially on family farms which are the predominant formof agriculture in the world. This study analyzed the connection between strategies implemented byextension services and technology adoption on family farms. Using the case of the Servicio de AsesoríaTécnica (SAT) Program, we developed a bottom-up adoption index (AI) for vegetable and berryfarmers in three regions of Central Chile