The Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies

A Case Study in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Hildo Meirelles de Souza Filho (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-38443-9 (ISBN)

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First published in 1997, this volume reflects concern about the environmental impact of modern agricultural practices, agriculture's increasing reliance on non-renewable resources, and provides a review on the determinants of adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural technologies, including concepts and theories related to this theme.

First published in 1997, this volume reflects concern about the environmental impact of modern agricultural practices, agriculture's increasing reliance on non-renewable resources, and the long-term productivity of high external-input agricultural systems which has prompted a number of initiatives to promote the adoption and diffusion of more sustainable technologies. For these interventions to be effective, they should be based on an understanding of what induces the producer to switch from conventional to alternative practices. This book provides a review on the determinants of adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural technologies, including concepts and theories related to this theme. The Green Revolution in Brazil is examined as a means of establishing the background for an empirical investigation. Data about farms in the State of Espírito Santo are analysed using duration analysis, an econometric technique which allows to assess the impact of time-varying, economic variables. Thus, adoption is explained as a dynamic process.

1. Introduction. 2. Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects of the Green Revolution in Brazil. 3. Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects of the Green Revolution in the State of Espírito Santo. 4. Sustainable Development and Agricultural Sustainability. 5. Review of Adoption and Diffusion of Technology Theory. 6. The Determinants of the Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies. 7. Two Econometric Techniques for the Study of Technology Adoption: Probit / Logit Models and Duration Analysis. 8. Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in the State of Espírito Santo. 9. Summary and Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.07.2021
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-138-38443-7 / 1138384437
ISBN-13	978-1-138-38443-9 / 9781138384439
Zustand	Neuware