El sector agroalimentario mexicano y las nuevas tecnologías

Vargas-Canales, Juan Manuel

doi:10.18845/ea.v8i2.6156

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“…The results obtained show that the states with the greatest technological capabilities are in the north of the country. It is the region of the country that has developed an agricultural business since its origins, which is highly technical and closely linked to international markets [1]. These results are close to those found by Pérez Hernández et al (2017) [50], who carry out an analysis of the technological capacities of Mexico and identify the fact that they are concentrated in five entities.…”

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“…To define the variables to be used for the analysis of the technological capacities of the agrifood sector, the conditions that most affect or determine the adoption of agriculture 4.0 and 5.0 were identified. In this sense, the conditions that determine the digital transformation were investigated and it was determined to analyze said variables or, in the case of not having the exact variables, the ones that are closest to those found in the existing literature were analyzed [1]. Derived from the above, according to Trendov et al (2019) [7], there are several conditions that will determine the adoption of digital technologies in agriculture, and the most important are the following: (1) information and communication technologies, (2) enablers such as the internet, cell phone, and social networks, (3) instruction, literacy, and/or knowledge about the use and management of digital technologies, (4) the agribusiness culture and digital innovations, (5) the availability of credits to promote the adoption of digital technologies and ( 6) policies and programs to facilitate digital agriculture.…”

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“…At present, society faces very complex problems derived mainly from the dominant economic development model, which affect us more and more and are more frequent [1]. This situation has its origins in the 20th century, which was characterized as a period of unprecedented economic expansion and was seen as the natural state of things, in which population growth was not conceived as a problem [2].…”

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“…To achieve continuous growth and competitiveness, countries, sectors and companies must accumulate knowledge to develop technological capabilities [32]. In this case, and with the vision of this investigation, technological capabilities are understood as the knowledge, experience, skills and infrastructure available to make effective use of science and technology and to generate innovation [1]. In various fields of scientific literature, emphasis has been placed on the role of productive and technological capacities as important drivers of exports, growth and development [33].…”

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Technological Capabilities for the Adoption of New Technologies in the Agri-Food Sector of Mexico

Vargas-Canales

2023

Agriculture

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Agriculture 4.0 and 5.0 generate good expectations of satisfying the growing demand for food in a sustainable way. However, in order to make effective use of scientific and technological developments, infrastructure, knowledge, experience and skills are required. In this sense, the objective of this research was to analyze the technological capacity of the Mexican agri-food sector for the adoption of new technologies. The documentary research method was used, and the information was obtained from the Encuesta Nacional Agropecuaria, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía and the Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad. A cluster analysis was performed to generate a typology of states, in addition to an analysis of variance with the Kruskal–Wallis H Test for independent samples, for which the IBM® SPSS Statistics program was used. The variables analyzed presented very low values, indicating low technological capabilities. Three clusters of states with different technological capabilities were identified. The first was formed of four states in the north of the country with high technological capabilities, for which it was expected that they would have higher adoption rates. Next, there was a group made up of ten states in the north and center of the country with intermediate technological capabilities. Finally, there was a group of 18 states of the country made up of states from the center and south of the country, which present the lowest levels. The results indicate that the technological capacities for the adoption of new technologies in the Mexican agri-food sector are low in general, and are concentrated in some highly specialized regions linked to international markets.

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Technological Capabilities for the Adoption of New Technologies in the Agri-Food Sector of Mexico

Vargas-Canales

2023

Agriculture

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“…Lo anterior posiciona al sector agroalimentario como prioritario y que debemos revalorarlo para mejora la vida. En la actualidad la sociedad enfrenta problemas muy complejos (contaminación, agotamiento de recursos, cambio climático, desastres naturales, pandemias, conflictos bélicos, inestabilidad económica, entre otros) que cada vez afectan más, son más frecuentes, y se derivan del modelo de desarrollo económico dominante (Vargas-Canales, 2022). Es cierto existe un desarrollo paulatino de una mayor conciencia sobre las constantes crisis ocasionadas por problemas ambientales, económicos, sociales y de salud.…”

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Los siete pecados capitales del sector agroalimentario en México y cómo revertirlos

Vargas-Canales,

García-Melchor,

Orozco-Cirilo

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El sector agroalimentario a nivel mundial es el más importante para la reproducción de la vida. Además, la pandemia reciente dejó claro que la mejor forma de resistir, superar y adaptarse a los problemas de salud es mantener una alimentación sana y adecuada. La alimentación en la actualidad proviene de un sector agroalimentario subordinado a un modelo económico y tecnológico. El objetivo de este análisis fue profundizar en comprender la lógica y dinámica actual del sector agroalimentario con el fin de plantear algunas estrategias que permitan mejorar la producción de alimentos. Como primer punto se argumenta sobre la importancia del sector agroalimentario, las tendencias demográficas mundiales y sus necesidades y algunos problemas como el cambio climático y sus efectos. Por otra parte, se desarrolla un análisis sobre la forma como atentamos casi sin control contra la vida y los recursos bajo el modelo de uso vigente; para ello se hace referencia a siete faltas capitales identificadas en el sector agroalimentario. A partir de esta analogía, se plantean algunas alternativas para el futuro del sector agroalimentario de México ante escenarios futuros de cambio climático, desastres naturales, pandemias, conflictos bélicos, e inestabilidad económica, los cuales se considera que serán cada vez más constantes. En principio se plantea fomentar la autosuficiencia alimentaria; cambios en el modelo tecnológico sin dejar de utilizar tecnología moderna; y una profunda reorganización de los sistemas económicos y sociales. Por último, es conveniente mencionar que dicha transformación, no será fácil ni pacífica debido a que prevalecen muchos intereses económicos.

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Science, technology, agri-food systems, health, and wellbeing: logic, dynamics, and relationships

Vargas-Canales,

Orozco-Cirilo,

Estrada

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The agri-food sector worldwide is the most important for life. The recent pandemic made it clear that the best way to resist, overcome and adapt to health problems is by maintaining a healthy, adequate and balanced diet. Currently, food comes almost entirely from agri-food systems, the problem is that the agri-food sector subordinated to an economic and scientific model with very clear interests and objectives. In this sense, the aim of this work was to carry out an analysis of the logic, dynamics and relationship between science, technology, agri-food systems, health and wellbeing from the perspective of Social Studies of Science and Technology. With what is intended contribute to the debate on the future and the strategic transformation of agri-food systems. As a first point, an exploration of the evolution and trends of science and technology in the agri-food sector is carried out. Next, an analysis is developed on the importance of agri-food systems and the ways in which they have been configured. Subsequently, the relationship between food and health and the main implications and damage caused by the current agri-food regime are addressed. Based on the above, some alternatives are proposed to improve nutrition, health and wellbeing. These alternatives imply, on the one hand, a profound reconfiguration of technological systems, orienting them toward the reproduction of life. Secondly, and as a consequence of the above, a reorganization of the economic and social systems. To achieve this, it is advisable to design a policy that promotes sustainable agri-food systems and integrate broad work and research groups that allow addressing these problems and proposing alternatives from different perspectives. Finally, it is important to design and implement science dissemination programs on the relationships, controversies, tensions and problems that exist between scientific and technological development and the agri-food sector, health and wellbeing with the aim of having a true impact on the society and a genuine social appropriation of knowledge.

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El sector agroalimentario mexicano y las nuevas tecnologías

Cited by 3 publications

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Technological Capabilities for the Adoption of New Technologies in the Agri-Food Sector of Mexico

Technological Capabilities for the Adoption of New Technologies in the Agri-Food Sector of Mexico

Los siete pecados capitales del sector agroalimentario en México y cómo revertirlos

Science, technology, agri-food systems, health, and wellbeing: logic, dynamics, and relationships

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