Work and technological innovation in organic agriculture

Organic agriculture is a sustainable cultivation ecologically, economically and socially. Several researches in organic agriculture have been made from technical perspectives, economic traits or related to ecological aspects. There are practically no investigations into the nature of the technology used in organic agriculture, especially from an ergonomic perspective. From the activity analysis, this study aimed to map the technology used in the production of organic vegetables. Properties producing organic vegetables were selected representing the State of S?o Paulo. It was applied an instrument (questionnaire and semi-structured interview) with their managers and it was made visual records to identify adaptations, innovations and technological demands that simultaneously minimize the workload and the difficulties in performing the tasks and increase work productivity. For some of the technological innovations a digital scanner was used to generate a virtual solid model to facilitate its redesign and virtual prototyping. The main results show that organic farmers have little technology in product form. The main innovations that enable competitive advantage or allow higher labor productivity occur in the form of processes, organization and marketing.     

农村土地流转中存在的问题及对策探讨——以晋中市太谷县为例

土地流转促进了农业产业结构的调整和规模经营的发展,提高了土地资源的使用效率,实现了土地资源的合理流动和优化配置,在推进现代农业建设同时,取得了良好的社会和经济效益。以晋中市太谷县为例着重阐述农村土地流转中存在的流转手续不规范、流转机制不完善、流转中介不健全、政策宣传不到位等问题,并就如何建立和完善土地使用权流转机制提出相关政策建议。