Trayectoria del sistema de innovación del cultivo de girasol en México, 1965-2018

Angélica Torres-à Vila, Jorge Aguilar-à Vila, Vinicio Horacio Santoyo-Cortés and Enrique Genaro Martínez-González
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Angélica Torres-à Vila: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo-Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Sociales y Tecnológicas de la Agroindustria y la Agricultura Mundial
Jorge Aguilar-à Vila: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo-Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Sociales y Tecnológicas de la Agroindustria y la Agricultura Mundial
Vinicio Horacio Santoyo-Cortés: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo-Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Sociales y Tecnológicas de la Agroindustria y la Agricultura Mundial
Enrique Genaro Martínez-González: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo-Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Sociales y Tecnológicas de la Agroindustria y la Agricultura Mundial

Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, 2021, issue 83, 191-224

Abstract: The evolution of sunflower cultivation in Mexico within the framework of global agri-food transitions related to fat consumption is explained. The innovation system approach (IS) was used to study an emerging crop in the context of the traditional national food production patterns. The information was collected from publications and statistical data published between 1965-2018 and from semi-structured interviews with key actors. The information collected was ordered chronologically, identifying relevant actors and events that have affected the crop's trajectory and the IS configuration. The results show that the introduction of sunflower responded to the demand for vegetable oil and fats as a viable alternative for farmers and the agri-food industry. However, its development as a commercial crop has been subordinated to the use of other oilseeds from which by-products are obtained, which by adding their value to that of vegetable oil are more attractive to the industry. Nevertheless, the genetic improvement of sunflower has resulted in new genotypes from which oil is obtained with desirable properties for human health. This opens a new possibility of crop expansion.

Keywords: agricultural innovation system; trajectory; agri-food chains; agro-industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 O33 O35 Q16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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