Abstract
The impact of technology adoption among farmers in developing countries has been an issue difficult to measure and interpret. Hence, research to improve production has been centered in technology that possible is not adequate for this region. The present review aims to utilize subjects such as Genetics, Reproduction, Nutrition, Management and Animal Health as examples of research endeavors illustrating the scarcely bond existing between research and adoption of technology. A final section is an attempt to illustrate the possible reasons why the transfer of technology is failing to be of any consequence at least under the conditions of developing countries.
Highlights
The production of beef and milk in the majority of countries in the tropics has been transformed through time into more intensive systems with a high concentration of animals in smaller areas
Success in the enterprises with limited budgets was related in the past to government or international initiatives based on subsidies, when this support ensued, farmers were left with scarce possibilities to implement the recommended strategies
The present review aims to highlight some productive events in the farm as examples of past and current technology and the pitfalls to absorb and implement these techniques, and to illustrate the little impact of experimental research in tropical animal production
Summary
The production of beef and milk in the majority of countries in the tropics has been transformed through time into more intensive systems with a high concentration of animals in smaller areas. (2016) Factors Affecting Technology Adoption in Small Community Farmers in Relation to Reproductive Events in Tropical Cattle Raised under Dual Purpose Systems. These systems yield about 41% of the total milk and 50% of beef for the area [1]. There are numerous and diverse systems of production in the tropics but a common bond in all of them is the purchasing power and economic ability of the producer to invest in the enterprise. Based on these premises, researchers have arbitrarily divided farmers in subsistence, medium income and those with sound budgets. The present review aims to highlight some productive events in the farm as examples of past and current technology and the pitfalls to absorb and implement these techniques, and to illustrate the little impact of experimental research in tropical animal production
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