Conditions for technology transfer in the agriculture of Congo Republic

Andrzejczak, Katarzyna

doi:10.17306/j.jard.2017.00207

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“…A cultural or social barrier may be defined as a local norm that prevents the use of a new approach. This can be the result of prevalent traditions (Andrzejczak, 2017, p. 13), the effect of strict societal hierarchies (Malm et al, 2016, p. 649), extant gender roles (Carney, 1998) or stem from a people's (religious) belief system (Inhorn, 2003). The greater the fit between local culture, social institutions and innovation, the greater the chance of the latter being sustainably used or implemented by the recipient community.…”

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“…The Congo's infrastructural problems also include difficult access to electric power and, periodically, to fuel. While Congo lives off of oil production, the oil sector is a non‐integrated island for the national economy (direct foreign investments)” (Andrzejczak, 2017, p. 11).…”

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“…This indicates the importance of the cluster of Training and Education. As Andrzejczak (2017, p. 11) states, “Human capital is believed to be a greater problem than infrastructural deficiencies.” Not only do the people need to be able to perform their work adequately, but they also need the capacity to make use of the infrastructure they are provided with. The relevance of infrastructure is therefore at least somewhat dependent on Human Capacity and is not an important factor per se.…”

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