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The propagation of agrarian change in North-West Portugal
Abstract Geographers have generally failed to pay sufficient attention to the role of agencies propagating change in studies on the spread of innovations. This paper supplements previous studies on the influence of household structure on the pattern of adoption of new agricultural equipment and chemicals in northern Portugal, by analysing the activities of the Ministry of Agriculture, co-operatives, and companies selling tractors, chemicals and agricultural machinery. It concludes that the most significant influence on change in the last twenty years has been the activity of the companies involved in propagating that change, but that the roles of the Ministry of Agriculture and the co-operatives could be particularly important in limiting the adverse effects of future changes on the poorest farmers in the region.
The propagation of agrarian change in North-West Portugal
Abstract Geographers have generally failed to pay sufficient attention to the role of agencies propagating change in studies on the spread of innovations. This paper supplements previous studies on the influence of household structure on the pattern of adoption of new agricultural equipment and chemicals in northern Portugal, by analysing the activities of the Ministry of Agriculture, co-operatives, and companies selling tractors, chemicals and agricultural machinery. It concludes that the most significant influence on change in the last twenty years has been the activity of the companies involved in propagating that change, but that the roles of the Ministry of Agriculture and the co-operatives could be particularly important in limiting the adverse effects of future changes on the poorest farmers in the region.
The propagation of agrarian change in North-West Portugal
Unwin, Tim (author)
Journal of Rural Studies ; 4 ; 223-238
1988-01-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
West Breakwater, Sines (Portugal)
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