An Evolutionary Model of Learning in Agriculture

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira Filho, José Eustáquio Ribeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Silveira, José Maria Ferreira da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Inovação (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/rbi/article/view/8649017
• topic: Evolutionary Economics; Technological Change; Innovation; Agricultural Technology; B52; O3; O31; Q16; Economia evolucionária. Mudança tecnológica. Inovação. Tecnologia agrícola.; B52; O3; O31; Q16

The definition of the agriculture sector as a supplier dominated is a very restrictive supposition which implies that the technological changes would be residual. The learning process of the farmer throughout, determines the increase in productivity, and simultaneously the reduction in the cost of production, which all depends on the ability of the producers to recognize the value of new information, as well as the managerial ability to apply technological knowledge. The investments in the managerial capability of the farmers allow taking better advantage of the external knowledge. With the aim of systemizing the chains of the main ideas on agricultural dynamics, one has sought to construct the Evolutionary Model of Learning. Preliminary results showed that innovative producers on average maintain an avant-garde technological stance. The increase in the absorptive capacity serves to conquer gains in production and to make lower costs.