Factores que influencian la adopción de tecnología de gestión en producción lechera

Antioquia is the province with the highest milk production in Colombia ((70% of total production). However, some problems associated to lack of information for decision making still remain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing adoption of management technology in milk production based on an investigation carried out in Bello, Antioquia. Data from 52 farms were analyzed, . Multiple correspondence indexed factor analysis and multivariate analysis of variance, MANOVA, with canonical orthogonal contrast, were performed. Low adoption of management technology of dairy was found; only 46% of farmers manage production records. Land tenure, farm size, and low access to training, credit and machinery as well as lack of programs of technical assistance for farmers, were the most important factors affecting adoption. The family size did not affect adoption.