LATINO FARMERS AND THE ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY (LAFAT) PROMOTING SMALL LATINO FARMERS IN THE ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY

Goal 1. Produce knowledge on how social capital motives among Latino farmers influences and facilitates their adoption of appropriate production technology as a key step toward improving their financial viability, and study how the SARS-CoV2 pandemic impacted their operations (Research).Goal 2. Facilitate the adoption of appropriate agriculture technology among small-scale Latinos farmers as a key step toward improving their financial viability, and study how COVID-10 impacted their operations. (Extension).Goal 3. Explain, demonstrate, and offer opportunities for small-scale Latino farmers in Southwest Michigan to learn personal computer skill sets, financial analysis, and about agricultural technologies, how they work, and how they can enhance productivity and efficiency (Education).