Usefulness of Technological Capacity Evaluation for Brazilian Farmer Stakeholders: A Bibliometric Analysis

Mônica Cristine Scherer Vaz, Luciano Medina Macedo, Dimas Soares Junior and Juliana Vitória Messias Bittencourt
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Mônica Cristine Scherer Vaz: Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology of Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Monteiro Lobato, s/n. Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, PR 84016-210, Brazil
Luciano Medina Macedo: Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology of Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Monteiro Lobato, s/n. Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, PR 84016-210, Brazil
Dimas Soares Junior: Agronomic Institute of Paraná (IAPAR), Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, 375., Londrina, PR 86047-902, Brazil
Juliana Vitória Messias Bittencourt: Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Technology of Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Monteiro Lobato, s/n. Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, PR 84016-210, Brazil

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: The use of technology in agriculture plays an important role in the production chain cycle, as well as in the improvement of processes and productivity. To develop a model for measuring the technological capacity of family agriculture systems, it is necessary to assess the gaps related to indicators and the technological potentialities of these farmer groups, which are often not considered when they require financial support and do not get enough. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the indicators used to evaluate the technological capacity of farm systems and agriculture. A bibliometric analysis between 2005 and 2017 was carried out on five scientific databases, identifying a first set of 233 scientific articles, which, after an in-depth reading, led to outlining an article portfolio of 33 studies. The H-index results estimated over databases verified that Springer is the most important regarding the topic Technological Capability in Agriculture Systems. The Technological Capacity Systems evolution is important in that technologies are in constant development and the use of indicators provides a quantitative evaluation to compare different agricultural properties.

Keywords: technological capacity; research methodology; technological index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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