Artículo
Innovation in informal settings but in which direction? The case of small cotton farming systems in Argentina
Fecha de publicación:
02/2014
Editorial:
Taylor & Francis
Revista:
Innovation and Development
ISSN:
2157-930X
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
We compare two very different kinds of innovation in the same informal setting; that of small-scale cotton production in northeast Argentina. One involved the informal production and sale of copied genetically modified seeds, an innovation that fitted readily within an incumbent set of socio-technical practices concerned with intensive commodity crop production. The other involved new agro-ecological techniques; a radical departure from incumbent practices. By contrasting these cases, we argue that the potential of informal innovation to better address the problems of marginalized actors depends on the broader socio-technical system to which innovation seeks to contribute.
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Arza, Valeria; Van Zwanenberg, Patrick; Innovation in informal settings but in which direction? The case of small cotton farming systems in Argentina; Taylor & Francis; Innovation and Development; 4; 1; 2-2014; 55-72
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