Agricultural experts in the diffusion of sustainable agricultural innovations in the east region of Colombia

Abstract

The participation of experts of diverse agricultural fields in the processes of sustainable restructuring of the agro ecosystems in Colombia is a key factorfor the development of the new agriculture that the country needs in order to overcome the problems that were caused due to the inadequate management of the conventional agriculture. In the present work, an exploration of the way of action of an important group of experts that participate in agricultural restructuring of the east region of Colombia is made. The results that were found and analyzed with a multivariate statistical system indicated that the experts participate in a wide range of activities in the three climatic areas (cold, mild and warm) and that the preferences in terms of the innovation systems have a direct relation to their academic background.We also found that the agronomists are being replaced by other experts, a fact that would justify a curriculum renovation process in the agronomy academic programs of the country.
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