Technological change among peasants in Central Argentina

Daniel M. Ca Ceres and Philip J Woodhouse

Development in Practice, 1998, vol. 8, issue 1, 21-29

Abstract: Drawing on a case-study from Central Argentina, this article suggests that researchers can be too cautious about introducing technologies of which farmers have no previous experience. In particular, it challenges the notion that the only technology appropriate to peasant conditions is that which is rooted in traditional ideas and culture. Under certain circumstances, externally supplied technologies may also be appropriate. Rather than focusing solely on the technology, it is necessary to look at the socio-economic and historical context in which the technology will be used.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1080/09614529853954

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