The results of a survey conducted among 140 small bean producers in the province of Chota (Cajamarca, Peru) to characterize regional bean production and to provide technical recommendations are presented. Data were collected on crop rotations, planting dates and methods, soil preparation, seed so...
Se presentan los resultados de una encuesta adelantada entre 140 pequenos productores de frijol en la provincia de Chota (Cajamarca, Peru) para caracterizar la produccion de frijol en la region y suministrar recomendaciones tecnicas. Se colectaron datos sobre rotaciones de cultivo, fechas y metod...
Arbulu, D.P.
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Ruiz de Londoño, Norha
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Diagnostico de la produccion de frijol en la Provincia de Chota, Departamento de Cajamarca, Peru, 1985]
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Diagnostico de la produccion de frijol en la Provincia de Chota, Departamento de Cajamarca, Peru, 1985
A general review is presented on how socioeconomics can contribute to agricultural research progress. Research priorities are basically determined by the identification and understanding of the farmers` problems, knowledge of their resources (type of soil, rainfall pattern), farm characteristics,...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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[The contribution of socio-economics to agricultural research: a review]
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The contribution of socio-economics to agricultural research: a review
In Brazil, the world`s largest bean producer, the annual production value is over US$ billion. Beans contribute more to total national protein consumption than any other product, especially among the poor, who get over 30 percent dietary protein from beans. Available technological options for imp...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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Jones, Peter G.
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Lynam, John K.
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[An Ex-Ante analysis of the distribution of benefits from technical change among classes of consumers and producers: the case of beans in Brazil]
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An Ex-Ante analysis of the distribution of benefits from technical change among classes of consumers and producers: the case of beans in Brazil
Snap beans may offer a very attractive alternative for small farmers in the tropics with good access to markets and willing to take some risks. Snap beans yield high return to land and provide employment opportunities. The small farmer producing snap beans for the market will be able to generate ...
El cultivo de habichuela puede constituir una alternativa atractiva para pequenos agricultores del tropico con buen acceso a mercados y dispuestos a correr riesgos. La habichuela produce un buen retorno a la tierra y proporciona muchas oportunidades de empleo. El pequeno agricultor que produce ha...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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[The potential of snap beans as a crop for small farmers in the tropics]
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The potential of snap beans as a crop for small farmers in the tropics
Case studies from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Colombia are reviewed on improved technology adoption to find out to what degree has this technology been adapted to the needs of low income farmers, consider the relationship between new var. adoption and the changes in farm management, and examine th...
Se revisan estudios de caso de Costa Rica, Guatemala y Colombia sobre adopcion de tecnologia mejorada para evaluar hasta donde ha sido posible adaptarla a las necesidades de los agricultores de escasos recursos, considerar la relacion entre adopcion de nuevas var. y cambios en el manejo de las fi...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Estudios de casos sobre cambio tecnologico en la produccion de frijol en America Latina]
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Estudios de casos sobre cambio tecnologico en la produccion de frijol en America Latina