Estimación de brechas tecnológicas y sus determinantes en el sector agropecuario colombiano

Abstract

"We estimate technological gaps in agriculture and milk production by small and medium size producers in Colombia. We also study the effect of different variables that potentially explain those gaps. In particular, we are interested in the effect of policy variables such as training, credit, and technical assistance. For the estimation we use a sample of producers that beneficiated from the program Agro Ingreso Seguro (Agro Certain Income) between 2008 and 2010. The results show that there is a considerable level of inefficiency among agricultural producers in Colombia. In general, we find that technical assistance contributes to the reduction of inefficiency. So does the access to genetic material and a set of variables related with associativity and coordination among producers."