The Technological Economy Altering the Firms Limit: the GMO Soybeans in Brazil

Authors

  • Vitor Francisco Dalla Corte Center of Studies and Research in Agribusiness - CEPAN Federal Universty of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
  • Matheus Dhein Dill

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242012000400004

Keywords:

agricultural loan, agricultural productivity, transgenic

Abstract

Technological changes afforded a development in the agricultural productivity, making use of less resources and producing more out of it. Aiming to analyze if the boundaries the firm (soy producer) were altered due to technological changes (GMO soy). The evolution of soy production was compared and related to: the use of credit loans for covering costs; the amount of contracts related to rural loans; and the area for farming soy using rural credit. The results confirm the “Penrosian” conceptual, that the decreasing incomes may be overcome by the firm’s capacity to adapt its structure to new production conditions. So, it is possible to state that soy producer in Brazil were benefited with the opportunities brought about by the technological economy.

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Published

2012-12-19

How to Cite

Dalla Corte, V. F., & Dhein Dill, M. (2012). The Technological Economy Altering the Firms Limit: the GMO Soybeans in Brazil. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 7(4), 50–58. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242012000400004

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