FACTORS RELATED TO THE USE OF HIGH PRODUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGY AMONG RAINFED CORN FARMERS

Authors

  • José Regalado-López
  • Leobardo Jiménez-Sánchez
  • Reggie J. Laird
  • Néstor Estrella-Chulín
  • Juan Alberto Paredes
  • Benito Ramírez-Valverde

Keywords:

Zea mays L., acceptance of innovations, technology, yield, technological adoption

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explain differences in yields among small corn (Zea mays L.) producers under traditional agriculture and rainfed conditions. This research was conducted in the community of San Pedro Tlaltenango, Puebla, México. Results showed that the corn production levels were highly related to the precision in the utilization of improved technology generated by the agronomic research program of the Puebla Project. On the other hand, the use of improved corn technology was related to personal characteristics, to the amount of available resources by farmers, and to the presence of strategic components of the Puebla Project.

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Published

30-03-1996

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (1996): 1996-ene-mar

Section

Socioeconomics

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