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Biblioteca(s): 	Embrapa Semiárido.	
Data corrente: 	20/12/1999	
Data da última atualização: 	07/03/2023	
Autoria: 	FREDERICO, R. A.	
Título: 	Agricultural reserach, technological change and small farmer participation: a case study of North-East Brazil.	
Ano de publicação: 	1998	
Fonte/Imprenta: 	[S.l]: University of London, 1998.	
Páginas: 	344p.	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Notas: 	PhD. Thesis.	
Conteúdo: 	This theses discusses technological change among a group of small and resource-poor farmers in North-East Brazil. The core of the dissertation analysis the processes involved in the generation of a new technology and attempts to identify and asses the socio-economic impact of such a technology upon those farmers. They live in the Caruaru region, a semi-arid area of the agreste of Pernambuco, and practice rain-fed agriculture. The nature of the technological change was carefully considered and is very important because it was part of a new initiative involving local agricultural researchers. After a long history of failing to provide small farmers with a relevant type of new technology, IPA (Institute of Agricultural and Livestock Research of Pernambuco) researchers tried to move away from what is often called the transfer-of-technology (TOT) approach to agricultura development or a top-down, linear and researcher centred research methodology. After adopting a Farming Systems Research (FSR) methodology in the late 1970s, scientist together with farmers realized, among other things, that without a higher degree of farmer participation, it would be very difficult, if at all possible, to promote technological changes which would meet farmer's needs and improve their livelihoods. The case study selected illustrates that agricultural research and the processes of generation of new technologies are anything but well defined, carefully planned and a systematic set of actions. Agricultura research is part of a dynamic process which involves overcoming competing world views, changing alliances and conflicting interests. Improvisation and adaptation on the of agricultural researchers, as well as farmer participation, proved very important when developing a new research methodology which appears capable of generating technologies which meet farmers' needs. Farmers not in isolation but organized in thier own association which they managed without the interference if outsiders, played a crucial role in promoting the technological change discussed in the following chapters. Countray to what many have believed, the small farmers of Caruaru, like so many small farmers around the world, possess a vast degree of knowledge or ITK (Indigenous Technological Knowledge) and are constantly experimenting and looking for solutions for their agricultural problems. The thesis concludes that there is scope and a large potential for participatory and systenic/hoslitic forms of technological change to promote the betternebt of small farmers livelihoods in a sustainability manner.	
Palavras-Chave: 	Agricultural development; Date analysis; Economic policies; Impact; Impacto; Nordeste; Northeast; Small farmer; Socio economia; Socioeconomic.	
Thesagro: 	Análise de Dados; Desenvolvimento Agrícola; Pequeno Produtor; Pesquisa; Política Econômica; Sistema de Produção; Tecnologia.	
Thesaurus Nal: 	Brazil; farming systems; research; technology.	
Categoria do assunto: 	--	
Registro original: 	Embrapa Semiárido (CPATSA)	
Exemplares: 	CPATSA - (23706-1) - ADC - TS - PP - 31/1998 -  - 1998.00031 - DIS