Not All Improvements Make Sense

CÁCERES D., Y WOODHOUSE P.

ILEIA Newsletter for Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture

Information Center for Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture

Lugar: Amsterda,, The Netherlands; Año: 1995 vol. 11 p. 20 - 21

Farmers respond to changes in their environment. For some this means they stop farming. This case study presented in this article shows how the economic environment of Argentinean peasants influences their decisions on agricultural innovations. What seems appropriate from a technological and social point of view may make no sense from an economic point of view.