Technology adoption in oil palm cultivation, South-Central Region, Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2026 |
| Descripción: | Introduction. In Costa Rica, oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) ranks third in terms of harvested tonnage and leads in planted area; however, studies evaluating the adoption of technologies are scarce. Objective. To identify the factors that influence the adoption of technologies by oil palm producers in the South-Central Region of Costa Rica. Materials and methods. A survey was applied to a sample of 33 producers in the South-Central Region of Costa Rica between January and December 2023. Multiple correspondence analysis and agglomerative hierarchical clustering were used to identify similarities in adoption decisions, which allowed the classification of individuals into three clusters according to the intensity of technology adoption. These groups were compared using KruskalÐWallis and Pearson’s chi-square tests with respect to socioeconomic and productive variables. Finally, the influence of these variables on adoption intensity was analyzed using an ordered probit model and the estimation of marginal effects. Results. Sixteen technologies were evaluated; on average, producers implemented five. The most widely used were organic fertilizers (64 %) and live ground covers (64 %). Experience in the crop, economic dependents, gender, delivery contract (organization), and farm size were associated with greater adoption of technologies in the crop. Conclusions. Clusters with different levels of technology adoption were identified, conditioned by gender, experience, productive conditions, and organizational linkages. Units with higher adoption integrated sustainable practices, showed greater diversification, and had greater economic dependence on oil palm cultivation. Being a woman, having greater experience, having economic dependents, and having an agro-industrial contract increased the probability of technology adoption. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/4718 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ragromeso/article/view/4718 |
| Palabra clave: | probit analysis cluster analysis production technology agricultural development crop management métodos de los probit análisis de conglomerados tecnología de producción desarrollo agrícola manejo del cultivo |