Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia
The decision to adopt new farm practices usually takes time. Bolivia’s campesinos, in general, and those of Chuquisaca area in particular, have strong traditional customs and beliefs. These people normally do not adopt a new practice or idea as soon as they hear about it. The major objective of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of the Extension Agency of Tomina Province in achieving its objectives. Subjects objectives: to determine the degree of interest of the campesinos those farm practices of which they are aware; to determine the extent to which the campesinos have tried and adopted the recommended farm practices; to determine the nature of the Extension teaching methods used by the Extension Agency; to determine the possible relationship that exist between the independent variables (age, literacy, tenacy, marital status, and extension teaching methods) and the adoption of farm practices. As source of information, the primary source were the campesinos of four cantones where the organization has been in operation: Padilla, Alcala, Sopachuy and Tomina. The criteria for selection were: agricultural importance, homogeneous of the population, geographical characteristics, isolation from the city of Sucre. As an instrument, an interviewed questionnaire was applied. As conclusions: the extension agent was well known among the campesinos, the 5 practices having highest adoption rates were: 1) control of house insects, 2) livestock castration, 3) control of external parasites in sheep, 4) control of internal parasites in sheep, 5) use of chemical fertilizer. More than 40% of campesinos indicated that the extension agent was the best source of information.
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | biblioteca |
Language: | | 0 |
Published: |
Ithaca, Estados Unidos de América: Cornell University,
1967
|
Subjects: | CULTIVO, CAMPO, SOCIOLOGIA RURAL, BOLIVIA, |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
KOHA-OAI-BVE:96026 |
---|---|
record_format |
koha |
spelling |
KOHA-OAI-BVE:960262020-11-17T16:39:33ZFarm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia 93451 Mendoza Morato, L.A. 6433 Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. (EUA) IICA Ithaca, Estados Unidos de América: Cornell University,1967| 0The decision to adopt new farm practices usually takes time. Bolivia’s campesinos, in general, and those of Chuquisaca area in particular, have strong traditional customs and beliefs. These people normally do not adopt a new practice or idea as soon as they hear about it. The major objective of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of the Extension Agency of Tomina Province in achieving its objectives. Subjects objectives: to determine the degree of interest of the campesinos those farm practices of which they are aware; to determine the extent to which the campesinos have tried and adopted the recommended farm practices; to determine the nature of the Extension teaching methods used by the Extension Agency; to determine the possible relationship that exist between the independent variables (age, literacy, tenacy, marital status, and extension teaching methods) and the adoption of farm practices. As source of information, the primary source were the campesinos of four cantones where the organization has been in operation: Padilla, Alcala, Sopachuy and Tomina. The criteria for selection were: agricultural importance, homogeneous of the population, geographical characteristics, isolation from the city of Sucre. As an instrument, an interviewed questionnaire was applied. As conclusions: the extension agent was well known among the campesinos, the 5 practices having highest adoption rates were: 1) control of house insects, 2) livestock castration, 3) control of external parasites in sheep, 4) control of internal parasites in sheep, 5) use of chemical fertilizer. More than 40% of campesinos indicated that the extension agent was the best source of information. Tesis (Mag.Sc.) - Cornell University, Ithaca (Estados Unidos de América), 1967The decision to adopt new farm practices usually takes time. Bolivia’s campesinos, in general, and those of Chuquisaca area in particular, have strong traditional customs and beliefs. These people normally do not adopt a new practice or idea as soon as they hear about it. The major objective of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of the Extension Agency of Tomina Province in achieving its objectives. Subjects objectives: to determine the degree of interest of the campesinos those farm practices of which they are aware; to determine the extent to which the campesinos have tried and adopted the recommended farm practices; to determine the nature of the Extension teaching methods used by the Extension Agency; to determine the possible relationship that exist between the independent variables (age, literacy, tenacy, marital status, and extension teaching methods) and the adoption of farm practices. As source of information, the primary source were the campesinos of four cantones where the organization has been in operation: Padilla, Alcala, Sopachuy and Tomina. The criteria for selection were: agricultural importance, homogeneous of the population, geographical characteristics, isolation from the city of Sucre. As an instrument, an interviewed questionnaire was applied. As conclusions: the extension agent was well known among the campesinos, the 5 practices having highest adoption rates were: 1) control of house insects, 2) livestock castration, 3) control of external parasites in sheep, 4) control of internal parasites in sheep, 5) use of chemical fertilizer. More than 40% of campesinos indicated that the extension agent was the best source of information. CULTIVOCAMPOSOCIOLOGIA RURALBOLIVIA |
institution |
IICA |
collection |
Koha |
country |
Costa Rica |
countrycode |
CR |
component |
Bibliográfico |
access |
En linea |
databasecode |
cat-sibiica |
tag |
biblioteca |
region |
America Central |
libraryname |
Sistema de Bibliotecas IICA/CATIE |
language |
| 0 |
topic |
CULTIVO CAMPO SOCIOLOGIA RURAL BOLIVIA CULTIVO CAMPO SOCIOLOGIA RURAL BOLIVIA |
spellingShingle |
CULTIVO CAMPO SOCIOLOGIA RURAL BOLIVIA CULTIVO CAMPO SOCIOLOGIA RURAL BOLIVIA 93451 Mendoza Morato, L.A. 6433 Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. (EUA) IICA Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia |
description |
The decision to adopt new farm practices usually takes time. Bolivia’s campesinos, in general, and those of Chuquisaca area in particular, have strong traditional customs and beliefs. These people normally do not adopt a new practice or idea as soon as they hear about it. The major objective of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of the Extension Agency of Tomina Province in achieving its objectives. Subjects objectives: to determine the degree of interest of the campesinos those farm practices of which they are aware; to determine the extent to which the campesinos have tried and adopted the recommended farm practices; to determine the nature of the Extension teaching methods used by the Extension Agency; to determine the possible relationship that exist between the independent variables (age, literacy, tenacy, marital status, and extension teaching methods) and the adoption of farm practices. As source of information, the primary source were the campesinos of four cantones where the organization has been in operation: Padilla, Alcala, Sopachuy and Tomina. The criteria for selection were: agricultural importance, homogeneous of the population, geographical characteristics, isolation from the city of Sucre. As an instrument, an interviewed questionnaire was applied. As conclusions: the extension agent was well known among the campesinos, the 5 practices having highest adoption rates were: 1) control of house insects, 2) livestock castration, 3) control of external parasites in sheep, 4) control of internal parasites in sheep, 5) use of chemical fertilizer. More than 40% of campesinos indicated that the extension agent was the best source of information.
|
format |
|
topic_facet |
CULTIVO CAMPO SOCIOLOGIA RURAL BOLIVIA |
author |
93451 Mendoza Morato, L.A. 6433 Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. (EUA) IICA |
author_facet |
93451 Mendoza Morato, L.A. 6433 Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. (EUA) IICA |
author_sort |
93451 Mendoza Morato, L.A. |
title |
Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia |
title_short |
Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia |
title_full |
Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia |
title_fullStr |
Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia |
title_full_unstemmed |
Farm practice adoption among campesinos in Tomina province, Bolivia |
title_sort |
farm practice adoption among campesinos in tomina province, bolivia |
publisher |
Ithaca, Estados Unidos de América: Cornell University, |
publishDate |
1967 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT 93451mendozamoratola farmpracticeadoptionamongcampesinosintominaprovincebolivia AT 6433cornellunivithacanyeua farmpracticeadoptionamongcampesinosintominaprovincebolivia AT iica farmpracticeadoptionamongcampesinosintominaprovincebolivia |
_version_ |
1756060842970841088 |