DR. ROBERTO JARA ROJAS

Profesor Asociado
Doctor, Universidad de Talca
Ingeniero Agrónomo, Universidad de Talca
Teléfono: +56 71 2200222
email: rjara@utalca.cl


Linea de Investigación

Mi interés de investigación se enmarca en la economía de la agricultura familiar campesina, adopción de tecnologías, productividad y evaluación del impacto de proyectos de desarrollo.

Publicaciones (últimos cinco años) / Researchgate

Jara-Rojas, R., Russy, S., Roco, L., Fleming-Muñoz and Engler, A.            2020. Factors affecting the adoption of agroforestry practices: Insights from silvopastoral systems of Colombia. Forests (IF: 2,221)

Jara-Rojas, R., Canales, R., Gil, JM., Engler, A., Bravo-Ureta, B. and Bopp, C. 2020. Technology Adoption and Extension Strategies in Mediterranean Agriculture: The Case of Family Farms in Chile. Agronomy (IF: 2,259)

Boop, C., Engler, A., Jara-Rojas, R. and Arriagada, R. 2020. Are forest plantation subsidies affecting land use change and off-farm income? A farm-level analysis of Chilean small forest landowners. Land Use Policy (IF: 3,682)

Valdes R. and Jara-Rojas R. 2020. The impact of commodity price shocks among regional economies of a developing country. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. DOI:10.1111/1467-8489.12360

Boop, C., Engler, A*., Jara-Rojas, R and Arriagada, R. 2019. Are forest plantation subsidies affecting land use change and off-farm income? A farm-level analysis of Chilean small forest landowners. Land Use Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104308.

Boop, C., Engler, A*., Poortvliet, P.M., and Jara-Rojas, R. 2019. The role of farmers’ intrinsic motivation in the effectiveness of policy incentives to promote sustainable agricultural practices. Journal of Environmental Management 244: 320-327.

del Pozo, A*., Brunel-Saldias, N., Engler, A., Ortega-Farias, S., Acevedo-Opazo, C., Lobos, G.A., Jara-Rojas, R., and Molina-Montenegro, M. 2019. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies of Agriculture in Mediterranean-Climate Regions (MCRs). Sustainability 11(10) 2769.

Jara-Rojas, R*. Engler, A., Adasme-Berríos, Carrasco-Benavides, M, Ortega-Farias, S. Mediavilla, W. 2018. The Adoption of Irrigation Scheduling: The role of SEPOR Project in Central Chile. Environmental Engineer and Management Journal 17(12): 2813-2820.

Boza, S. Jara-Rojas, R*. 2018. Peri-urban family farming and agricultural earnings: The effect of long-term participation in an extension program in a Metropolitan área. Cien. Inv. Agr. 45(3):99-108

Jara-Rojas, R*. Bravo-Ureta, B., Solís, D. Martínez, D. 2018. Technical efficiency and marketing channels among small scale farmers: evidence for raspberry production in Chile. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 21(3): 351-364.

Roco, L*., Bravo-Ureta, B., Engler, A., Jara-Rojas, R. 2017. The Impact of Climatic Change Adaptation on Agricultural Productivity in Central Chile: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach. Sustainability 9: 1648-1664.

Hunecke, C., Engler, A*., Jara-Rojas, R., Poortvliet, M. 2017. Towards an Understanding of the Role of Social Capital within Adoption Decision Processes: An Application to the Adoption of Irrigation Technology. Agricultural Systems 152: 221-231.

Engler, A., Jara-Rojas, R*., Bopp, C. 2016. Efficient use of water resources in vineyards: A recursive joint estimation for the adoption of irrigation technology and scheduling. Water Resource Management 30(14): 5369-5383.

Jara-Rojas, R.*, Bravo-Ureta, B., Solís, D., Martínez, D. 2016. Production efficiency and commercialization channels among small-scale farmers: Evidence for raspberry production in Central Chile. Southern Agricultural Economics Association. AgEcon Papers, 26 p.

Proyectos (últimos cinco años)

Diseño de un programa de formación en metodologías de extensión para profesionales y técnicos agrícolas en berries de la región del maule, INIA-FIA, 2019.

Center for Socioeconomic Impact Evaluation of Environmental Policies (CESIEP). INICIATIVA CIENTÍFICA MILENIO (ICM), Ministerio de Economía, 2018-2021.

From individualism to collective action for water resources conservation: its impacts and implications. FONDECYT REGULAR (Co-investigador), 2018-2021.

2018-2021. FONDECYT REGULAR (CI). A spatially explicit approach for an integrated assessment of ecological integrity and ecosystem services in agro-forestry landscapes. FONDECYT REGULAR 1181374 (Co-investigador), 2018-2021.

The impact of technical assistance on technology adoption and productivity: Does the heterogeneity of extension providers affect farm performance? FONDECYT REGULAR (Investigador Principal) 1171122, 2017-2020.

 

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