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Family succession is one of the most challenging problems of governance in agricultural systems in Brazil and worldwide. Dairy systems require particular attention in this regard, given their economic and social importance. Family succession necessitates a transfer plan for passing leadership over the dairy farm, usually from parents to their children. In this study, we sought to identify the influence of sociopsychological constructs of the theory of planned behavior on dairy farmers' intention to adopt succession planning. Questionnaires were administered to 160 dairy farmers in Paraná State, Brazil. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis and structural equation modeling. The results showed that social pressure – subjective norms was the construct that most influenced farmers' intention to adopt succession planning, followed by attitude toward the adoption of succession planning. Farmers' perceptions of their ability to carry out succession planning – perceived behavioral control did not influence their intention to adopt this strategy. There was a significant positive correlation of farm size and number of lactating cows with intention to adopt succession planning, indicating that large-scale farmers have a higher probability of practicing succession planning.

The public-private partnerships represent a strategy for improving the efficiency in the generation of innovations in a global context, where the increasing of competitiveness is crucial for companies. Although the public and business environment present different interests, it is possible to establish a common area for this type of alliance, oriented to the generation of knowledge in a further conscious environment of business and productive realities. As an example of this type of alliance, the National Institute of Livestock Investigation of Uruguay (INIA) is in the process of implementing the Regional Consortium for Innovation (CRI) in the production chain of milk in Uruguay, in order to facilitate the development of research and development activities oriented to innovation. Thus, this paper, through an exploratory and documentary survey, describes the example of the INIA and, based on the literature about public-private partnerships, discusses its importance in the development of Uruguay., As alianças público-privadas constituem uma estratégia para a melhoria da eficiência na geração de inovações num contexto mundial, onde o aumento da competitividade é fundamental para as empresas. Embora o ambiente público e o empresarial apresentem interesses diferentes, é possível determinar um espaço comum para este tipo de aliança, orientado à geração do conhecimento em um ambiente mais ciente da realidade empresarial e produtiva. Como exemplo deste tipo de aliança, o Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuária do Uruguai (INIA) está passando pelo processo de implementação do Consorcio Regional de Innovación (CRI) na cadeia de produção do leite no Uruguai, com o intuito de facilitar o desenvolvimento das atividades de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento orientadas à inovação. Assim, este trabalho, através de uma pesquisa exploratória e documental, descreve o exemplo do INIA e, com base em literatura sobre alianças público-privadas, discute a sua importância no contexto de desenvolvimento uruguaio.