O processo de transferência de tecnologia na pecuária leiteira: o caso do Projeto Balde Cheio no município de Lima Duarte (MG)

Abstract

This dissertation is to describe the process of technology transfer in dairy cattle through Bucket Full Project in the city of Lima Duarte (MG). The Full Bucket Project is a project of technology transfer developed by Embrapa Southeast Cattle starting from 1998.To support the theoretical study, we dealt with the evolution of milk production chain in Brazil, the concept of technology transfer and dissemination in dairy cattle along with the respective subsections of each of these topics. It was adopted in this research the qualitative perspective, as used multiple case study of what constitutes a technical approach qualitative. Data were collected through a semi structured questionnaire applied to five producers members of the Full Bucket Project in the city of the Lima Duarte, along with two local field workers serving these producers in the county and the state coordinator of the Full Bucket Project. It was used the photodocumentation in order to capture the elements that were the margin of the speech of the interviewees. In terms of data analysis was used the technique of data triangulation. It can be concluded that the process of technology transfer in dairy cattle, through Full Bucket Project in the municipality of Lima Duarte besides in line with the methodological procedures recommended by the Southeast Embrapa Cattle, creator of this project, provide a change of view and attitude of the members in relation to dairy farming.