Innovation and growth in the agricultural sector. Problems of innovation in the family production of tea in Misiones

The Province of Misiones is the main producer of tea in Argentina. At the primary level there are differences in yields per hectare above 250% between producers of low and high technological levels, not explained by agroecological issues. The objective was to investigate the limiting factors of the...

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Main Authors: Giancola, Silvana, Lavecini, Valeria, Aiassa, Jorge, Fontana, Humberto, Di Giano, Silvina, Calvo, Sonia, Gatti, Nicolás, Rabaglio, Marcelo, Da Riva, Mariano
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto de Economía y Finanzas 2017
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/acteconomica/article/view/17233
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Summary:The Province of Misiones is the main producer of tea in Argentina. At the primary level there are differences in yields per hectare above 250% between producers of low and high technological levels, not explained by agroecological issues. The objective was to investigate the limiting factors of the adoption of technology (in sowing, crop management and harvest) of small and medium producers of te through a qualitative approach (focus group technique). Among the constraints of adopting technologies are economic and knowledge constraints. Likewise, commercial asymmetry between producers and tea processing companies, absence of the State and organizational weakness are mentioned.