Pequeños productores de maíz en el Caribe colombiano: estudio de sus atributos y prácticas agrícolas

Garrido-Rubiano, María Fernanda; Martínez-Medrano, Juan Carlos; Martínez-Bautista, Humberto; Granados-Carvajal, Rafael Evelio; Medel, Roberto Rendón

doi:10.21930/rcta.vol18_num1_art:556

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“…The results reveal, in general, a low (G I , G II, and G III ) to medium (G IV and G V ) technological level in eggplant production in the Colombian Caribbean region. In this regard, some studies have found that aspects, such as the technological level and the adoption of technologies, have a direct relationship with the schooling level of farmers (Damián and Ramírez, 2008;Aguilar et al, 2013;Ayala et al, 2013;Vargas et al, 2015;Garrido et al, 2017). This is consistent with the results obtained in this study, in which the groups with the highest level of education (G IV and G V ) showed the highest yields (G IV = 35 t ha -1 , G V = 32 t ha -1 ).…”

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Characterization of eggplant producers in the Caribbean region of Colombia: socio-economic aspects and local production technology

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Eggplant represents one of the most widely accepted vegetables in the Colombian Caribbean region due to its cultural and socio-economic importance. In this region, 585 ha were cultivated with a production of 4,298 t, in 2018, grouping 900 growers and representing 93% of the national production. However, despite its representativeness, no characterization studies of the species are evidenced. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reveal the socioeconomic, productive, and technologicalaspects linked to eggplant cultivation in productive areas from the Colombian Caribbean region. In that order, structured surveys were designed and applied. The information was analyzed through multivariate statistical methods, such as Gower’s distance and Ward’s hierarchical agglomerative clustering method. In general, the results revealed a low-medium technological level associated with eggplant production in thisregion of Colombia. Of the five groups identified, the highest level of schooling was found in groups GIV and GV, which also obtained the highest yields with 35 t ha-1 and 32 t ha-1, respectively. Sowings predominate in the month of April; this activity is related to the occurrence of precipitation in this period and the general lack of irrigation technologies by growers.

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Characterization of eggplant producers in the Caribbean region of Colombia: socio-economic aspects and local production technology

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“…Although preliminary results of each isolated variable could be discussed in the light of studies carried out by various authors (Aguinsaca-Caraguay, 2014; Crespo et al, 1996;Forero-Camacho et al, 2013;Garrido-Rubiano et al, 2017;Villalba et al, 2016), we consider that their transcendence for this work would be relative, because these were carried out in an aggregate way and therefore, these show interactions with each other (e.g. between age and extra-farm income).…”

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“…On one hand, structural variable studies can be useful to make an approximate prediction of how the farm will behave depending on diverse situations, as a proposal of technological change (Kaminsky, 1988). In specialized literature consulted regarding this topic and that was mostly selected for the study region, references were found on numerous structural variables; among these, the most repeated ones were prioritized with the sole intention of showing a general idea about the type of variables involved: size of the farm or its form of tenure; round-up size; capital and income; family labor or number of children, and finally, age of the producer (Aguinsaca-Caraguay, 2014; Crespo, Cáceres, Robledo, Soto, & Silvetti, 1996;Forero-Camacho et al, 2013;Garrido-Rubiano et al, 2017;Villalba, Gómez-Herrera, Concha-Merlo, & Ferreyra, 2016).…”

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“…The technology transfer processes that originate in modern or developed sectors and are directed towards traditional or underdeveloped peasant or family agriculture have not always showed the expected results. This has produced a gap between available technology and the one that is actually used by producers, due to the conditioning that multiple factors have imposed on adoption (Forero-Camacho, Rojas-Carvajal, & Argüelles-Cárdenas, 2013;Garrido-Rubiano, Martínez-Medrano, Martínez-Bautista, Granados-Carvajal, & Rendón-Medel, 2017;Rodríguez-Espinosa, Ramírez-Gómez, & Restrepo-Betancur, 2016).…”

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Assessment of an intervention experience using appropriate technologies in Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Díaz¹,

Rodríguez-Sperat²,

Paz³

2018

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In previous discussions about technological change, appropriate technologies emerged as one of the alternatives to the modernizing technology transfer model that prevailed for many years in Latin America. However, despite the time elapsed since its conceptual creation, it is not easy to find studies assessing interventions carried out with this type of approach. This paper addresses this subject by analyzing a technology transfer experience using goat manure as a fertilizer for household crops in Santiago del Estero (Argentina). Despite having an appropriate a priori design, the technology was not replicated by all the experimenters. A quantitative and qualitative two-stage approach was used to address it: the first approach explored structure variables used by each experimenter and correlated these with the times that he/she repeated the practice; and in the second one, an analysis of the farm operations through case studies was carried out. The results indicate that a particular farm structure did not guarantee a result in terms of adoption of an appropriate technology, and that the operation and the survival strategy (or peasant strategy) of each family gave the farm an individual dynamic that often was decisive in adopting the proposal. In addition, at least for the current experience, technology design using locally controlled resources and the presentation of a unique proposal for all the experimenters was not enough. The multiple adjustments used by peasants suggest the need to investigate local innovation processes.

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“…En la bibliografía especializada que se consultó acerca del tema, y que en su mayoría fue seleccionada para la región en la cual se desarrolló este estudio, se hallaron referencias de numerosas variables estructurales, entre las que se priorizaron las más reiteradas, con la única intención de señalar una idea general sobre el tipo de variables involucradas: tamaño del predio o su forma de tenencia; tamaño del rodeo; capital e ingresos; mano de obra familiar o número de hijos, y, por último, edad del productor (AguinsacaCaraguay, 2014;Crespo, Cáceres, Robledo, Soto, & Silvetti, 1996;Forero-Camacho et al, 2013;Garrido-Rubiano et al, 2017;Villalba, Gómez-Herrera, Concha-Merlo, & Ferreyra, 2016).…”

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Valoración de una experiencia de intervención con tecnologías socialmente apropiadas en Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Díaz¹,

Sperat²,

Paz³

2017

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En el marco de las discusiones sobre el cambio tecnológico, las Tecnologías Socialmente Apropiadas surgieron como una de las alternativas al modelo de transferencia modernizante que predominó durante muchos años en Latinoamérica. Sin embargo, a pesar del tiempo transcurrido desde su creación conceptual, no es sencillo encontrar estudios que valoren procesos de intervención realizados con este tipo de abordaje. Este trabajo busca aproximarse al tema mediante el análisis de una experiencia de estercolado de cultivos prediales con estiércol de cabra, en Santiago del Estero (Argentina). A pesar de contar con un diseño -a priori- socialmente apropiado, la tecnología no fue replicada por todos los experimentadores. Para abordarlo se utilizó un enfoque cuanti-cualitativo de dos etapas. La primera prestó atención a las variables de estructura de cada experimentador y las correlacionó con las veces que dicho experimentador reiteró la práctica. La segunda analizó el funcionamiento predial, mediante estudios de caso. Los resultados indican que una determinada estructura predial no garantizó un resultado en términos de apropiación de una Tecnología Socialmente Apropiada, y que el funcionamiento del sistema de producción y la estrategia de sobrevivencia de cada familia otorgaron al predio una dinámica propia que muchas veces resultó determinante al momento de adoptar la propuesta. Además, en la experiencia abordada, no resultó suficiente diseñar la tecnología empleando recursos con control local, ni fue conveniente presentar una única propuesta tecnológica para la totalidad de los experimentadores. Los múltiples ajustes y sustituciones tecnológicas utilizadas por los productores muestran que sería interesante trabajar con los procesos de innovación locales que se dan en el territorio.

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Pequeños productores de maíz en el Caribe colombiano: estudio de sus atributos y prácticas agrícolas

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Characterization of eggplant producers in the Caribbean region of Colombia: socio-economic aspects and local production technology

Characterization of eggplant producers in the Caribbean region of Colombia: socio-economic aspects and local production technology

Assessment of an intervention experience using appropriate technologies in Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Valoración de una experiencia de intervención con tecnologías socialmente apropiadas en Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

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