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The dairy cattle sector has experienced a significant change since the country's independence due to the implementation of modern breeds imported from Europe. This innovation is introduced to remedy the problems of the low milk production of local breeds and meet the needs of the populations to fill the protein deficit. The State has put in place instruments to facilitate the introduction of new techniques through subsidies. The question of adopting and disseminating innovations also arises in terms of coordination between different actors who should take charge of the process of adopting innovations. The innovations that are developed and/or adopted by breeders with a direct or indirect impact on the product obtained can be on dairy cows, on the quality of feeding, or on farming conditions. In our study, we hypothesized that contact with other economic, technical and institutional agents facilitates the dissemination of innovations and their adoption, whereas, most of the contacts established by breeders are personal due the absence of technical institutes in the region. The main obstacles to innovate are of several types: natural, managerial, financial, and institutional.