Determinants in value appropriation in smallholder farming innovations

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the relationships between the determinants of value appropriation and the innovation strategies in smallholder farming. A survey was conducted with 199 smallholders in the municipality of Guarapuava, in the state of Paraná (PR), Brazil. This quantitative study analyzes data through descriptive statistics and correlation. Results showed that, in general, farmers do not access the determinants of value appropriation through innovation. However, access to government programs aimed commercialization and cooperativism demonstrating a relationship with the determinants of appropriation of value created by innovation. This study contributed to the understanding of mechanisms that allow farmers to obtain better results through innovation strategies.

Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali

“…To this end, promoting innovation in the agricultural field is essential to ensure food security, reduce poverty and hunger. Appropriate innovation strategies for small-scale agriculture are needed to ensure the competitiveness and sustainability of rural activity (BAGGIO & KHUL, 2018). In ON zone, family farms contributed to strong agricultural growth by changing their practices in order to intensify and diversify their production (COULIBALY et al, 2006).…”