Radical and progressive innovations in the management of maize in Calpan, Puebla-Mexico

Authors

  • José Luis López González Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Puebla
  • Miguel Angel Damian Huato Departamento de Agroecología-Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Jesús Felipe Álvarez Gaxiola Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Puebla
  • José Arturo Méndez Espinosa
  • Susana Edith Rappo Miguez Facultad de Economía-Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Juan Alberto Paredes Sanchez Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Puebla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v10i2.802

Keywords:

management of maize, progressive and radical innovation

Abstract

The objective of the work was to evaluate the use of radical and progressive innovations used in the management of maize and its impact on yields per hectare. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of 110 maize producers in the municipality of Calpan, the application rate of radical innovations (IAIR), the degree of use of progressive innovations (GEIP) were calculated and they were typified to producers in low, medium and high, according to the IAIR and GEIP. The results indicate that the GEIP average was higher (60.1) than the IAIR (40.2), that there is a positive relationship between GEIP and yields, but not between the IAIR and yields. The variables that had a positive influence on the IAIR were schooling and the level of income, while for the GEIP were the number of members in the family and the age of the producer.

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Published

2019-03-22

How to Cite

López González, José Luis, Miguel Angel Damian Huato, Jesús Felipe Álvarez Gaxiola, José Arturo Méndez Espinosa, Susana Edith Rappo Miguez, and Juan Alberto Paredes Sanchez. 2019. “Radical and Progressive Innovations in the Management of Maize in Calpan, Puebla-Mexico”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 10 (2). México, ME:277-88. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v10i2.802.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2019)

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