Cenário de utilização da tecnologia da informação na gestão da produção de café na região do Sul de Minas Gerais.

Abstract

The introduction of new technologies in the rural sector occurs more slowly compared to other sectors of the economy. This work is the result of a study that analyzed the scenario of the introduction of the information technology in cooperatives and coffee-producing properties in the southern region of Minas Gerais to identify factors that delay its adoption. The objects of study were agricultural cooperatives and producers of different sizes. Data were collected from observations, document analysis and interviews with the person in charge of information technology, managers and owners of these properties. After analyzing the cases studied, it was concluded that the agricultural cooperatives have a high technological level and the farms have different levels of technology according to their size.