%0 Journal Article
%T V¨ªas de desarrollo, cambio tecnol¨®gico y pol¨ªticas estructurales en la agricultura moderna venezolana
%A Rodr¨ªguez Rojas
%A Jos¨¦ E
%J Cuadernos del Cendes
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X this paper aims to analyze the agricultural development paths implemented in the modern venezuelan agriculture and the role of the technological change orientation and structural policies. based on census data, a typology of farms and a set of indicators were elaborated to characterize the distribution of land and production according to farm size. from the 50s to the 90s, the tendency was towards a development path centered on medium-sized farmers, stimulated by the technological change bias and structural policies like agrarian reform and colonization. a new political agenda favored food security and property rights in behalf of medium-sized farmers. at present the actions implemented under the last land law can weaken the farmer path, bringing about a reduction of production capacity and employment.
%K agricultural production path
%K agricultural technological change
%K structural policies
%K agrarian reform
%K land tenure law.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1012-25082011000100005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en