Pesquisa de Inovação na Agricultura - PINAGRO: levantamento estatístico do perfil da inovação no setor agrícola

Abstract

Traditional patterns in Economics of Innovation interpret the agricultural sector as being dependent on the innovations that have occurred in industry suppliers of agricultural inputs, so the innovations in agriculture occur primarily in response to changes in relative prices of inputs. Recently, studies that follow the Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary Theory have challenged this reductionist point-of-view of innovation in agriculture. According to some representatives of Neo-Schumpeterian Evolutionary Theory it is possible to analyze agricultural innovations by using Competitive and Schumpeterian Logic, in which farmers seek to increase their market share through the adoption of new technologies. However, innovation in the agricultural sector remains forgotten by official statistics. In this perspective, this study aims to propose a methodology for the survey of innovation in agriculture and its main features, from an Neo-Schumpeterian Perspective in order to contribute to the design of the Agricultural Innovation System. This methodology was tested in the city of Sumidouro-RJ, one of the main centers of Rio de Janeiro s agriculture. From the results achieved, the survey showed that, far from being an industry dependent on input suppliers, agriculture has a high innovative potential.