Organic agriculture, maize and rural extension: perception of Salvadorian professionals

Authors

  • Carlos Ayala Durán Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Paulo Dabdab Waquil Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v49i49.8068

Keywords:

maize, El Salvador, organics, CENTA, extension, creole.

Abstract

Abstract

The following study has the objective to perform an initial, exploratory and qualitative analysis on the perceptions of public rural extensionists in El Salvador regarding organic agriculture and maize production using creole (native) seed.
To do so, all public extensionists from the official agency National Centre of Agricultural and Forest Technology (CENTA) working in the states of La Libertad and Sonsonate (N=28) were surveyed.
Results show that extensionists considered conventional agriculture as more lucrative and less environmentally friendly than organic agriculture.
Likewise, these professionals considered that creole maize is less productive and less lucrative than hybrid maize, though native seed is seen as better adapted to national climate and environmental conditions.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Ayala Durán, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) y Universidad de El Salvador.

Doctor en Desarrollo Rural por la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

carlos.ayala@ufrgs.br

Paulo Dabdab Waquil, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Programa de Pós Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural. Agrónomo

Doctor en Economía Agrícola por la University of Wisconsin-Madison (Estados Unidos).

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Ayala Durán, C., & Dabdab Waquil, P. (2019). Organic agriculture, maize and rural extension: perception of Salvadorian professionals. Reality and Reflection, 49(49), 106–126. https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v49i49.8068

Issue

Año 19, No 49, Enero-Junio 2019

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