Sistema Regional de Innovación y Desarrollo Rural Territorial; pequeños productores de leche del valle del Mezquital, Estado de Hidalgo, México

García, Anastacio Espejel

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“…En México, los estudios sobre innovación en el sector agroalimentario, se han centrado principalmente en la producción primaria (Espejel-García, Illescas-Marín, Hernández-Montes, Santos-Moreno y ramírez-García 2018a; Espejel-García, rodríguez, Barrera-rodríguez y ramírez-García, 2018b; Muñoz, Aguilar, rendón y Altamirano, 2010); particularmente en el maíz las investigaciones y transferencia de tecnología se han centrado en el cultivo y el producto grano. Entre los agentes que intervienen en los procesos de innovación, se resalta la función de los usuarios (von-Hippel, 1988), las universidades (Mowery & Sampat, 2005), las multinacionales (Narula y zanfei, 2005) y recientemente en el ámbito agroalimentario de México destaca el mercado que incentiva y dinamiza los sistemas de innovación (Espejel-García et al, 2014).…”

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Caracterización, innovación y competitividad de la producción de elotes en el Estado de Jalisco, México

García

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2020

Revista Económicas CUC

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El elote es considerado un alimento tradicional y popular en México; sin embargo, su producción se ha centrado en un número pequeño de variedades, desplazando principalmente a las variedades criollas. La producción de elote ofrece ventajas económicas respecto a la producción de maíz, la cual, acompañada de innovaciones, mejora la competitividad de los productores en el mercado. El estudio de las innovaciones en la producción de elotes es escaso; por ello, los objetivos de la presente investigación fueron caracterizar la producción de elotes en el estado de Jalisco y determinar el nivel de adopción de innovación y su posicionamiento competitivo. Se encuestó a 14 productores de elote durante los meses de julio a diciembre de 2018 en los municipios de Etzatlán, Ahualulco De Mercado y Guadalajara, Jalisco; cinco proveedores (intermediarios) de elote y cuatro “eloteros” de venta al menudeo. Mediante un análisis jerárquico basado en las variables de adopción de innovaciones, se clasificó a los productores; se determinó el nivel competitivo mediante el análisis de componentes principales (ACP). El índice de adopción de innovación (InAI) calculado como el porcentaje de adopciones que realiza cada productor del total de innovaciones propuestas por categoría, se presentó en un intervalo de 6 al 32 %, la categoría con mayor InAI fue sanidad. La mejor posición competitiva se atribuyó a la implementación de innovaciones relacionadas con el manejo de cultivo, mercado y organización; el bajo posicionamiento competitivo se relacionó con un alto índice de innovación de sanidad.

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Caracterización, innovación y competitividad de la producción de elotes en el Estado de Jalisco, México

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2020

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“…In this case, the adoption is homogeneous, and the network structure will be different from the previous one. This is the traditional diffusion approach described in dual-purpose by Espejel-García et al [41], Espinosa-García et al [42], and Zarazúa et al [43].…”

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The Importance of Network Position in the Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations in Smallholders of Dual-Purpose Cattle in Mexico

Villarroel-Molina

Heredero

Barba

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The dual-purpose bovine production system (DP) is the most widespread small-scale model in Latin American tropics, where it constitutes a key tool in terms of food security. Most DPs are subsistence farms oriented to self-consumption, with a very low technology adoption rate. Hence, the main challenge is how to improve the technological level without compromising the system sustainability by applying land-sharing practices. Thus, through networks methodology, this paper analysed how farmers adopt reproductive technologies. The sample consisted of 383 very small farms of dual-purpose cattle. Seven reproduction technologies oriented to improve reproductive efficiency were evaluated: Breeding soundness evaluation in bulls, semen fertility evaluation, evaluation of female body condition, oestrus detection, pregnancy diagnosis, seasonal or continuous mating, and breeding policy. Social Network Analysis (SNA) allowed identifying adoption patterns, as the joint adoption of semen fertility evaluation, estrus detection, and pregnancy diagnosis, which were consider complementary technologies. Similarly, breeding soundness evaluation in bulls was found to be the most widely adopted technology. The results showed that these farmers presented a very low level of reproduction technology adoption rate and suggested that farmer’s affiliation with organizations such as the Livestock Groups for Technological Validation and Transfer (GGAVATT), and its network position had a significant impact on the level of technological adoption. In the first stage of adoption, this work highlighted the importance of centralized models from the GGAVATT to the farmers, related to the knowledge and absorption dynamic capabilities. In a later stage, decentralized models through technological leaders are a priority, related to integration and innovation dynamic capabilities.

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“…Several methodologies have been used to assess the technological level: García et al [ 17 ] and De-Pablos-Heredero et al [ 10 ] assessed the impact of technological innovation on performance in dairy sheep farms in Spain; Rangel et al [ 13 ] developed a technological characterization of dual-purpose livestock in Mexico; Cortes-Arriola et al [ 18 ] and Cuevas-Reyes et al [ 19 ] evaluated the influence of scale and location on the adoption of innovation, and Rada et al [ 20 ] and Foster and Rosenzweigh [ 21 ] found an inverse relationship between a farm’s size and its land productivity. Furthermore, a growing body of literature applying social network analysis (SNA) to several fields of agricultural science and technological dissemination in agrolivestock systems has emerged [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ], which has added a new dimension in understanding the role of social networks. Today, most studies using SNA have sought to understand naturally occurring network processes, and less attention has been paid to how social network characteristics and the use of SNA can be used to inform different adoption patterns according to gender, ethnic group, objectives, etc.…”

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“…Currently, technological adoption is analysed through a holistic point of view, linking closely social factors such as producers’ characterization, their setting, and the type of relationship between themselves [ 31 , 34 ]. In addition, within social networks, factors such as technological learning, learning by doing and learning by imitation are of great importance, as well as adoption by observation among producers’ neighbours to reach an accumulated experience in a delayed manner [ 35 ].…”

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“…In this sense, technical advisors and local leaders play an important role in technological adoption and innovation diffusion, since SNA identifies diffusion patterns and units of analysis are frequently connected to an intensive network [ 31 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ]. The improvement of technology adoption requires the deepest knowledge of how innovation spreads and what the relationships and links amongst stakeholders to transfer innovation are [ 38 ], and SNA use in smallholders facilitates the understanding of rural processes of innovation [ 23 ].…”

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Does Gender Impact Technology Adoption in Dual-Purpose Cattle in Mexico?

Villarroel-Molina

Heredero

Capote

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This paper examines the role of women in the dual-purpose livestock system (DP) in Mexico through their technological adoption patterns and aims to evaluate whether there are significant differences between the technology adoption networks of men and women farmers. The sample was composed of 383 DP small farms with 20 or fewer cows and a high level of vulnerability. Social Network Analysis (SNA) was applied, and the centrality measures were calculated for the technological areas of management, feeding, genetics, reproduction, and animal health. Significant differences were found in reproduction levels between men and women farmers. Therefore, SNA was developed in this technological area where men mainly occupied central positions (brokers) while women were just close to the leaders in the network. The results have shown that farms run by women were smaller and presented higher levels of specialization and milk productivity (20% higher), and women prioritized those technologies linked to female reproductive efficiency. Moreover, women were deeply embedded in men’s networks through numerous ties and were capable of building connections with groups of farmers outside of their own group.

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Sistema Regional de Innovación y Desarrollo Rural Territorial; pequeños productores de leche del valle del Mezquital, Estado de Hidalgo, México

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Caracterización, innovación y competitividad de la producción de elotes en el Estado de Jalisco, México

Caracterización, innovación y competitividad de la producción de elotes en el Estado de Jalisco, México

The Importance of Network Position in the Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations in Smallholders of Dual-Purpose Cattle in Mexico

Does Gender Impact Technology Adoption in Dual-Purpose Cattle in Mexico?

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