Adoção de tecnologia na cultura de cana-de-açucar - microrregião do Cariri-CE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the social economic characteristics of sugarcane producers in the microrregion of Cariri. Also to verify the influence of personel, social, cultural and economic variables on adoption of package of technology recommended by the research institutions and extension agents. The date were obtained through the application of questionaires at farm level in the municipalty of "Missão Velha", state of Ceara. The package of technology was consist of ten cultural practices recomended by research and extension institutions. In addition to descriptive analysis and chi-square test, correlation analysis and regression technique were also used. It was observed, the large farmers have higher level of technology adoption as compare to medium and small farmers. Also, it was noted that the education level, technical assistence, exposion to communication, social participation, irrigation, disponibility of energy, hired labore, value of agricultural loan, transportation and total farm labor has positive relationship to adoption of package of technology. The results also suggested that the age of sugarcane producer, educational level, location of residence, traditionalism, technical assistence, irrigation, distante between farm and sugar factory and farm labor force joint ly have a significant effect on adoption of package of technology.