Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica
The legume Arachis pintoi has a number of characteristics which enable it to make a valuable contribution to the development of sustainable and productive pastures in the tropics. It was introduced to Costa Rica for this reason, in 1987. The objective of this study was to analyse the adoption of A....
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Cambridge University Press
2004
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| author | Wunscher, T. Schultze-Kraft, Rainer Peters, Michael Rivas Ríos, Libardo |
| author_browse | Peters, Michael Rivas Ríos, Libardo Schultze-Kraft, Rainer Wunscher, T. |
| author_facet | Wunscher, T. Schultze-Kraft, Rainer Peters, Michael Rivas Ríos, Libardo |
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| description | The legume Arachis pintoi has a number of characteristics which enable it to make a valuable contribution to the development of sustainable and productive pastures in the tropics. It was introduced to Costa Rica for this reason, in 1987. The objective of this study was to analyse the adoption of A. pintoi as a forage legume in Huetar Norte, a region in the north of Costa Rica. The adoption process was analysed to identify the contributory factors and to make recommendations for measures which could be taken to promote the process. To collect the data, 115 randomly selected livestock holders and an additional 34 farmers known to have planted A. pintoi were interviewed. Farmers see improved pastures to be the most important technology to enhance forage and cattle production. It was confirmed that A. pintoi is a potential improved pasture alternative. Although A. pintoi was well known., the adoption rate was low. Lack of availability of seed, technical assistance and information about the use and management of A. pintoi hinder adoption. Difficulties in establishment and maintenance were also recorded. |
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| spelling | CGSpace433572024-11-15T08:52:25Z Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica Wunscher, T. Schultze-Kraft, Rainer Peters, Michael Rivas Ríos, Libardo feed crops arachis pintoi feed legumes innovation adoption leguminosas forrajeras adopción de innovaciones The legume Arachis pintoi has a number of characteristics which enable it to make a valuable contribution to the development of sustainable and productive pastures in the tropics. It was introduced to Costa Rica for this reason, in 1987. The objective of this study was to analyse the adoption of A. pintoi as a forage legume in Huetar Norte, a region in the north of Costa Rica. The adoption process was analysed to identify the contributory factors and to make recommendations for measures which could be taken to promote the process. To collect the data, 115 randomly selected livestock holders and an additional 34 farmers known to have planted A. pintoi were interviewed. Farmers see improved pastures to be the most important technology to enhance forage and cattle production. It was confirmed that A. pintoi is a potential improved pasture alternative. Although A. pintoi was well known., the adoption rate was low. Lack of availability of seed, technical assistance and information about the use and management of A. pintoi hinder adoption. Difficulties in establishment and maintenance were also recorded. 2004-04 2014-09-24T08:42:00Z 2014-09-24T08:42:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43357 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press |
| spellingShingle | feed crops arachis pintoi feed legumes innovation adoption leguminosas forrajeras adopción de innovaciones Wunscher, T. Schultze-Kraft, Rainer Peters, Michael Rivas Ríos, Libardo Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica |
| title | Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica |
| title_full | Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica |
| title_short | Early adoption of the tropical forage legume Arachis pintoi in Huetar Norte, Costa Rica |
| title_sort | early adoption of the tropical forage legume arachis pintoi in huetar norte costa rica |
| topic | feed crops arachis pintoi feed legumes innovation adoption leguminosas forrajeras adopción de innovaciones |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43357 |
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