Determination of the capacities of the farmers to adopt quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) as potential feedstuff
2010
Rosero, O.L.,Ceska Zemedelska Univ., Prague (Czech Republic). Inst. Tropu a Subtropu | Rosero, D.A.,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Palmira (Colombia) | Lukesova, D.,Ceska Zemedelska Univ., Prague (Czech Republic). Inst. Tropu a Subtropu
The quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a pseudocereal that has been cultivated in the Andean region in South America and especially in Narino, Colombia. The quinoa has a great potential in the improvement of food for humans and animals. Its importance could be due to the quality of its proteins, the content and balance of its amino acids. The objective was to determine the factors that affect quinoa adoption, by using the model innovation-decision process (Rogers 2003) which structured and evaluated the following variables: level of consumption, use in animal feed, quinoa related to profitability and expectations with the improvement of quinoa. The results of the survey indicated that a high proportion of small farmers know the quinoa crop, but only for a short time (16 years ago), this could be the main reason of the low consumption and low quinoa production. Low proportion of farmers (20%) have used quinoa in animal feed so we could consider them as the innovators and early adopters according to the Innovation Adoption Curve categories of Rogers (2003).
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