Training Sources and Preferences for Agricultural Producers and Professionals in Middle-North Mato Grosso, Brazil

Jordane Aparecida Vieira dos Reis, Aaron Kinyu Hoshide (), John Robert Vreyens, André Soares de Oliveira, Vanessa Aparecida Moreira de Barros, Wininton Mendes da Silva, Luana Molossi, Jessica Lima Viana, Daniel Carneiro de Abreu and Ronaldo Alves de Oliveira
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Jordane Aparecida Vieira dos Reis: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil
Aaron Kinyu Hoshide: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil
John Robert Vreyens: College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota Extension, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
André Soares de Oliveira: Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais (ICAA), Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário de Sinop, Avenida Alexandre Ferronato, 1200, Sinop 78550-728, MT, Brazil
Vanessa Aparecida Moreira de Barros: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil
Wininton Mendes da Silva: Empresa Mato-Grossense de Pesquisa, Assistência e Extensão Rural (EMPAER-MT), Centro Político Administrativo, Cuiabá 78049-903, MT, Brazil
Luana Molossi: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil
Jessica Lima Viana: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil
Daniel Carneiro de Abreu: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil
Ronaldo Alves de Oliveira: AgriSciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Caixa Postal 729, Sinop 78550-970, MT, Brazil

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-23

Abstract: Brazil’s midwest has rapidly expanded large-scale commodity crops such as soybeans and maize. We surveyed both agricultural producers and agricultural professionals in the middle-north region of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Agricultural professionals provide technical support to agricultural producers and both are served by Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) with nationally and internationally recognized extension outreach. Our objectives were to define and contrast agricultural producer and professional characteristics, especially source(s) relied upon for agricultural training. There were 94 agricultural producers and 89 agricultural professionals that responded to our surveys, which were summarized and contrasted using statistical software. There was a predominance of male farmers, married with a broad age range. Agricultural professionals who advise producers had a high educational level. Producers and professionals were most reliant on private sector agricultural companies and business support organizations for agricultural training, versus public institutions such as universities and state/federal agencies. In the state of Mato Grosso, extension outreach can involve joint efforts by public and private sector entities. However, more targeted efforts are needed to ensure that public sector research is more equally used by agricultural producers and professionals in the region, especially during field days and face-to-face technical lectures during the off-season.

Keywords: agricultural education; agricultural producers; agricultural professionals; education and learning processes; questionnaires; rural extension (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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