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Networks and agricultural development: the case of soybean production and consumption in Brazil

Sousa, I.S.F. de (EMBRAPA, Brasilia, Brazil.) ; Busch, L

Rural sociology, 1998-09, Vol.63 (3), p.349-371 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Networks and agricultural development: the case of soybean production and consumption in Brazil
Autor: Sousa, I.S.F. de (EMBRAPA, Brasilia, Brazil.) ; Busch, L
Assuntos: ADOPCION DE INNOVACIONES ; ADOPTION DE L'INNOVATION ; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ; Agricultural Occupations ; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ; Agricultural production ; Agricultural research ; Agriculture ; BRASIL ; BRAZIL ; BRESIL ; Consumption ; CREDIT ; CREDITO ; DESARROLLO AGRICOLA ; DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE ; Diffusion theory ; Economic development ; Economic networks ; Human Relations ; Individual Characteristics ; Innovation ; INNOVATION ADOPTION ; Innovation diffusion ; Innovations ; INTRODUCCION DE PLANTAS ; INTRODUCTION DE PLANTES ; Loanwords ; Networks ; PLANT INTRODUCTION ; PLANT PRODUCTION ; POLITICA AGRICOLA ; Political economy ; Politics ; POLITIQUE AGRICOLE ; PRODUCCION VEGETAL ; PRODUCTION VEGETALE ; Psychological Characteristics ; Research and Development ; Rural and urban sociology ; Rural sociology ; Science ; Scientific Enterprise ; Social Scientists ; Sociology ; SOJA ; Soyabeans ; SOYBEANS ; State Policy ; TECHNOLOGIE ; TECHNOLOGY ; TECNOLOGIA
É parte de: Rural sociology, 1998-09, Vol.63 (3), p.349-371
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Descrição: Diffusion theory and political economy are the two most common ways by which rural sociologists have explained the widespread use of agricultural innovations. In this paper, we argue, borrowing from science studies and using the empirical case of soybeans in Brazil, that the use of agricultural innovations is better understood as the result of the construction of networks of people and things. Thirty years ago soybean production in Brazil was insignificant. However, at that time a soybean network began to be formed. Initial actors were, among others, (1) soybean varieties produced in the United States, (2) wheat farmers located in the south of Brazil, and (3) soil in need of nitrogen, an expensive input for the new wheat varieties. State policies were no doubt important in consolidating that network. However, other persons, institutions and things were also necessary, including science and technology, the creation and/or expansion of farmers' organizations such as cooperatives, and the solution to the problem of photoperiod sensitivity in soybeans. We follow the soybean from its introduction in Brazil to its present status as an important crop. The overall context within which the soybean network began is also described. We conclude that the actor network approach is more congruent with the history of soybeans in Brazil than diffusion theory or political economy
Editor: Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Idioma: Inglês

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Networks and agricultural development: the case of soybean production and consumption in Brazil

Sousa, I.S.F. de (EMBRAPA, Brasilia, Brazil.) ; Busch, L

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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