POLICIES OF TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER AND INNOVATION IN THE MEXICAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR


Por: Amaro-Rosales, Marcela, de Gortari-Rabiela, Rebeca

Publicada: 1 jul 2016
Resumen:
The policies of technological transfer and innovation for the agricultural sector in Mexico have been supported mainly by actions of the so-called ``extension work'', which has included basically technical assistance, training and technological support in the use of inputs and machinery. In this study, we present a synthesis of the principal milestones in the extension policy in Mexico, centered on the characterization of the current policy through the Program for Integral Innovation and Extension Projects (Programa de Proyectos Integrales de Innovacion y Extension, PIIEX) operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Production, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion, SAGARPA). The objective is to analyze the main changes in strategy and the vision of the policy of technological transfer and innovation, as well as the role of extension work, through the program's implementation. The methodology of this research is based on 40 interviews performed with the officials from SAGARPA in charge of the program and its implementation, and with producers who participate in such programs, in addition to rescuing the experiences from our participation in different events that the Ministry organized to launch the policy.

Filiaciones:
Amaro-Rosales, Marcela:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Sociales, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

de Gortari-Rabiela, Rebeca:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Sociales, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
ISSN: 18705472





AGRICULTURA SOCIEDAD Y DESARROLLO
Editorial
Colegio de Postgraduados, CARRETERA MEXICO TEXCOCO KM 36 5, MONTECILLO 56230, ESTADO MEXICO, MEXICO, México
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 13 Número: 3
Páginas: 449-471
WOS Id: 000389066000007