Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina

Autores
Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo; Easdale, Marcos Horacio; Sacchero, Diego Mariano
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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Socio-technical networks in the agricultural sector are complex and are key in technological innovation processes. Some relevant on-farm management decisions depend on a negotiation process involving different factors, some of which include the interplay between farmers and off-farm services. We assessed the role of the relationships between farms and shearing contractors, with respect to the influence in the adoption of pre-lambing wool shearing at farm-level in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. In particular, we analysed quantitative data on the amount and quality of pre- and post-lambing shearing of wool and the working activity of shearing services by focusing on the date of shearing as a key decision, which interconnects them. The first two months of the shearing season were associated with pre-lambing shearing, for which the simultaneous activity of the shearing contractors was higher. The last two months of the shearing season were associated with post-lambing shearing, which reached a fourth portion of total wool shorn as well as lower wool quality. Results are discussed with respect to the factors constraining changes in such periods and in functional features of the socio-technical networks, which have consequences on pre-lambing shearing adoption. A combination of environmental, productive, and social factors may be limiting further adoption of pre-lambing shearing. The socio-technical networks approach offers new insights for a more comprehensive understanding of on-farm technological adoption. We emphasize the role of socio-technical networks in modulating technological innovation processes at a farm level.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Sacchero, Diego Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fuente
Journal of Rural Studies 83 : 30-36 (Abril 2021)
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Explotación Agrícola Familiar
Producción Animal
Producción de Lana
Family Farms
Animal Production
Wool Production
Región Patagónica
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
title Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
spellingShingle Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
Explotación Agrícola Familiar
Producción Animal
Producción de Lana
Family Farms
Animal Production
Wool Production
Región Patagónica
title_short Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
title_full Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort Socio-technical networks modulate on-farm technological innovations in wool production of North Patagonia, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Sacchero, Diego Mariano
author Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
author_facet Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Sacchero, Diego Mariano
author_role author
author2 Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Sacchero, Diego Mariano
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Explotación Agrícola Familiar
Producción Animal
Producción de Lana
Family Farms
Animal Production
Wool Production
Región Patagónica
topic Explotación Agrícola Familiar
Producción Animal
Producción de Lana
Family Farms
Animal Production
Wool Production
Región Patagónica
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Socio-technical networks in the agricultural sector are complex and are key in technological innovation processes. Some relevant on-farm management decisions depend on a negotiation process involving different factors, some of which include the interplay between farmers and off-farm services. We assessed the role of the relationships between farms and shearing contractors, with respect to the influence in the adoption of pre-lambing wool shearing at farm-level in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. In particular, we analysed quantitative data on the amount and quality of pre- and post-lambing shearing of wool and the working activity of shearing services by focusing on the date of shearing as a key decision, which interconnects them. The first two months of the shearing season were associated with pre-lambing shearing, for which the simultaneous activity of the shearing contractors was higher. The last two months of the shearing season were associated with post-lambing shearing, which reached a fourth portion of total wool shorn as well as lower wool quality. Results are discussed with respect to the factors constraining changes in such periods and in functional features of the socio-technical networks, which have consequences on pre-lambing shearing adoption. A combination of environmental, productive, and social factors may be limiting further adoption of pre-lambing shearing. The socio-technical networks approach offers new insights for a more comprehensive understanding of on-farm technological adoption. We emphasize the role of socio-technical networks in modulating technological innovation processes at a farm level.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Sacchero, Diego Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
description Socio-technical networks in the agricultural sector are complex and are key in technological innovation processes. Some relevant on-farm management decisions depend on a negotiation process involving different factors, some of which include the interplay between farmers and off-farm services. We assessed the role of the relationships between farms and shearing contractors, with respect to the influence in the adoption of pre-lambing wool shearing at farm-level in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. In particular, we analysed quantitative data on the amount and quality of pre- and post-lambing shearing of wool and the working activity of shearing services by focusing on the date of shearing as a key decision, which interconnects them. The first two months of the shearing season were associated with pre-lambing shearing, for which the simultaneous activity of the shearing contractors was higher. The last two months of the shearing season were associated with post-lambing shearing, which reached a fourth portion of total wool shorn as well as lower wool quality. Results are discussed with respect to the factors constraining changes in such periods and in functional features of the socio-technical networks, which have consequences on pre-lambing shearing adoption. A combination of environmental, productive, and social factors may be limiting further adoption of pre-lambing shearing. The socio-technical networks approach offers new insights for a more comprehensive understanding of on-farm technological adoption. We emphasize the role of socio-technical networks in modulating technological innovation processes at a farm level.
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