The dynamics of innovation in family farmers living in semi-arid areas of Rio Grande do Norte - Brazil

Authors

  • Sued Wilma Caldas Melo Universidade de Brasília
  • Luiz Guilherme de Oliveira Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v55i0.73325

Keywords:

low technological intensity, poverty, rural developmen

Abstract

It isargued that innovation is not only related to high technology or an intense degree of research and development; but that it is also highly relevant in the context of family farmers living in semi-arid areas. This article is aimed to characterize the innovative dynamics of family farmers in the semi-arid region of Rio Grande do Norte and to investigate their contribution towards improving the livelihoods of families. For this research, 428 farming families were interviewed in the state of Rio Grande do Norte from June to August 2018. The results show that the families are innovative, the main innovation was new ways in which they plant, and the innovations were later fostered by the local government. The region has an innovative potential and if there were greater incentives - such as technical assistance services and rural extension – and a more favourable environment, de degree of innovation in the region would be greater.

Author Biographies

Sued Wilma Caldas Melo, Universidade de Brasília

Doutoranda em Desenvolvimento Sociedade e Cooperação Internacional - PPGDSCI UnB. Mestre em Agronegócios - UnB (2013), bacharel em Gestão do Agronegócio - UnB (2010). Analista de mercado da Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento. Pesquisadora do Centro de Estudos Avançados de Governo e Administração Pública (CEAG/UnB) e integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa Monitora - Monitoramento e avaliação de políticas públicas(CEGAFI/UnB)

Luiz Guilherme de Oliveira, Universidade de Brasília

Economista. Professor Associado III da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Pós doutorado École des Hautes Études en Science Sociales (EHESS) Paris - França. Professor Visitante na Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA, Cátedra Ruth Cardoso) Nova Iorque - Estados Unidos. Professor Visitante na Universidad de Granada - Espanha. Doutor em Política Científica e Tecnológica (DPCT/Unicamp), 2005. Mestre em Economia (PUC/SP), 1998. Diretor e Pesquisador do Centro de Estudos Avançados de Governo e Administração Pública (CEAG-UnB). Foi bolsista da Fulbright, Fapesp, Capes, CNPq, IPEA e Exército do Brasil.

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Published

2020-12-17

How to Cite

Melo, S. W. C., & Oliveira, L. G. de. (2020). The dynamics of innovation in family farmers living in semi-arid areas of Rio Grande do Norte - Brazil. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 55. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v55i0.73325

Issue

Vol. 55 (2020): Society and environment in the Semiarido: controversies and approaches

Section

Society and environment in the Semiárido: controversies and approaches

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