Abstract

FARRERA-VAZQUEZ, Irving César et al. Alternative model to measure the adoption of innovations: application in the Puebla beekeeping system. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2024, vol.15, n.3, pp.515-533.  Epub Nov 22, 2024. ISSN 2448-6698.  https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v15i3.6661.

This work aimed to adapt a methodological tool capable of improving the way to obtain the Innovation Adoption Index in the Puebla beekeeping system. A questionnaire was designed and applied to a sample of 62 beekeepers, from which information was obtained on the use of management, genetics, food, and health innovations, from which 32 original variables and seven innovation categories were defined. The Innovation Adoption Index (InAI) was redesigned and adapted using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), which made it easier to identify social aspects of beekeepers and innovations that contribute to improving honey productivity. The results show that the innovations that contribute the most to production are those contained in the categories of apiary location and health. On the other hand, the InAIalt evaluation proved to be a pertinent alternative for the explanation of the behavior of the yield per hive in addition to showing the specific contribution percentages on the innovations assessed, which can be used to calculate estimates that are more precise and consistent with the expected yields of the region.

Keywords : Beekeeping; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Agricultural innovation; Adoption of innovations.

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