Open AccessFactors associated with the technology adoption in dairy agribusiness
Author(s) -
Dursun Barrios,
Fernando José Restrepo-Escobar,
Mário Fernando Cerón-Muñoz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista facultad nacional de agronomía medellín
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2248-7026
pISSN - 0304-2847
DOI - 10.15446/rfnam.v73n2.82169
Subject(s) - agribusiness , business , production (economics) , dairy industry , process (computing) , developing country , agricultural science , marketing , agricultural economics , agriculture , economics , economic growth , geography , computer science , food science , environmental science , chemistry , archaeology , macroeconomics , operating system
The adoption of adequate technologies is essential to improve the performance of different kinds of companies. Although there is literature related to the adoption of technology in dairy agribusiness in developed countries, information about it is scarce in developing countries. The objective of this study was to explore the factors associated with the adoption of technology by dairy agribusiness. A structural analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships between the internal variables of Antioquia province farms, Colombia, and their technology adoption process. This process was explained by two factors: production-related variables and management-dependent traits. The variables resulting in the greatest impact were pasture improvement, genetics, administration, and technical procedures.