TY  - BOOK
AU  - Monika Zurek
PY  - 2021
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 0531-7339
TI  - Induced Innovation and Productivity-Enhancing, Resource-Conserving Technologies in Central America
T2  - The Supply of Soil Conservation Practices and Small-Scale Farmers’ Adoption in Guatemala and El Salvador
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1097408
N2  - Soil erosion is one of the main problems threatening agricultural productivity and small-scale farmers’ livelihoods in Central America. Based on two case studies from Guatemala and El Salvador, the adoption of soil conservation techniques by small-scale farmers and the supply of these technologies to farmers are investigated. The Induced Innovation Theory and Logit as well as Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables are utilized to explore farmers’ decisions with regard to these environmental innovations. Results demonstrate that technologies that combine productivity enhancing with resource conserving characteristics offer a solution to the overall low adoption of conservation practices observed in the region.
KW  - Guatemala, Bodenschutz, Ertragssteigerung, Technischer Fortschritt, Induced Innovation Theory, Ressourcenschutz, Kleinbäuerliche Landwirtschaft, Mittelamerika
LA  - English
ER  -