Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain

Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa (), Luis Horacio Botero Montoya (), Juan Carlos Palacio Piedrahíta, Julio González Candia, Luis Fernando Gutiérrez Cano, Gina Lía Orozco Mendoza, Nolberto Gutiérrez Posada, Raúl Hernández Zarta, José Orlando Gómez Salazar and Juan Carlos Zapata Valencia
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Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa: School of Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia
Luis Horacio Botero Montoya: School of Economics, Administration and Business, Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia
Juan Carlos Palacio Piedrahíta: School of Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia
Julio González Candia: Faculty of Technology, University of Santiago de Chile—USACH, Santiago 9170124, Chile
Luis Fernando Gutiérrez Cano: School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Communication, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia
Gina Lía Orozco Mendoza: School of Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia
Nolberto Gutiérrez Posada: School of Administrative Sciences, Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander Von Humboldt, Armenia 630008, Colombia
Raúl Hernández Zarta: Independent Researcher, Medellín 050030, Colombia
José Orlando Gómez Salazar: Language Center, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia
Juan Carlos Zapata Valencia: School of Economics, Administration and Business, Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, Colombia

Agriculture, 2025, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-27

Abstract: This paper proposes a sustainable innovation management model (hereinafter MGI) aimed at enhancing sustainability and leveraging open innovation opportunities within the Citrus agro-industrial chain in the Quindío Department, Colombia. The methodology combines surveys, consensus percentages, relevance and congruence indices, and a review of the literature from the last ten years, particularly in the Google Scholar and Scopus databases. A total of 97 documents directly related to innovation management in the citrus sector were reviewed, along with 58 indirect references. Through three questionnaires, 120 variables were identified, categorized into input (53), transformation (36), and output (31) stages. The findings, supported by sector analysis and foresight studies conducted for six regional agro-industrial chains, led to the development of three potential MGI models, one of which was selected for further application. The study highlights several challenges within the citrus value chain, including weak leadership, limited market competitiveness, outdated organizational structures, slow adoption of advanced technologies, and inadequate investment. The proposed MGI, with a focus on sustainable innovation, offers a generic interactive model that presents a dynamic and adaptable solution to drive competitiveness and value creation in the citrus sector. The chain studied requires not only the participation of different interest groups, but also the application of artificial intelligence to close the gaps and allow for sustainable innovation to be generated of sustainable innovation.

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; innovation management model; citrus; open innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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