Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry

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Locher, Maria Valentina; Perez, Daiana; Trucco, Ignacio Tomas
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2026
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Biological inputs constitute one of the main agricultural innovations in response to the crisis associated with the use of chemical products. Microorganisms applied to plant nutrition and pest control thus emerge as key technologies in the transition toward sustainable agriculture. However, their development depends not only on technical aspects but also on the regulatory system that institutionalizes them. This article presents findings from an exploratory study on the production of biological inputs in Argentina and their forms of institutionalization. It analyses the context in which these innovations have emerged, the actors involved, and the system of regulations and public policies that regulate, promote, or constrain their development. Methodologically, the study combines documentary analysis with secondary and quantitative industry data from official sources, along with in-depth interviews and participant observation. The results show that, although biological inputs constitute an established technology in the country, supported by an industrial structure that reveals the presence of local firms, their institutionalization is contradictory, marked by advances and setbacks that condition their consolidation.
Les bio-intrants constituent l’une des principales innovations agricoles face à la crise associée à l’utilisation de produits chimiques. Les micro-organismes appliqués à la nutrition des plantes et au contrôle des ravageurs apparaissent comme des technologies clés dans la transition vers une agriculture durable. Toutefois, leur développement ne dépend pas uniquement d’aspects techniques, mais aussi du système de réglementations qui les institutionnalise. Cet article présente les avancées d’une recherche exploratoire sur la production de bio-intrants en Argentine et leurs formes d’institutionnalisation. Il analyse le contexte d’émergence de ces innovations, les acteurs impliqués et le système de réglementations et de politiques publiques qui encadrent, promeuvent ou limitent leur développement. Sur le plan méthodologique, l’étude combine une analyse documentaire avec des données secondaires et quantitatives issues de sources officielles, ainsi que des entretiens approfondis et une observation participante. Les résultats montrent que, bien que les bio-intrants constituent une technologie implantée dans le pays et appuyée par une structure industrielle incluant des entreprises locales, leur institutionnalisation reste marquée par des contradictions, ce qui conditionne les possibilités de consolidation de ces intrants.
Fil: Locher, Maria Valentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios. Instituto de Estudios Sociales. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Estudios Sociales.; Argentina
Fil: Perez, Daiana. Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios. Instituto de Estudios Sociales. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Estudios Sociales.; Argentina
Fil: Trucco, Ignacio Tomas. Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios. Instituto de Estudios Sociales. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Estudios Sociales.; Argentina
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Microorganisms
Technological transitions
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Sustainable agriculture
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title Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
spellingShingle Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
Locher, Maria Valentina
Bio-inputs
Microorganisms
Technological transitions
Innovation
Sustainable agriculture
title_short Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
title_full Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
title_fullStr Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
title_full_unstemmed Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
title_sort Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Locher, Maria Valentina
Perez, Daiana
Trucco, Ignacio Tomas
author Locher, Maria Valentina
author_facet Locher, Maria Valentina
Perez, Daiana
Trucco, Ignacio Tomas
author_role author
author2 Perez, Daiana
Trucco, Ignacio Tomas
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bio-inputs
Microorganisms
Technological transitions
Innovation
Sustainable agriculture
topic Bio-inputs
Microorganisms
Technological transitions
Innovation
Sustainable agriculture
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.9
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Biological inputs constitute one of the main agricultural innovations in response to the crisis associated with the use of chemical products. Microorganisms applied to plant nutrition and pest control thus emerge as key technologies in the transition toward sustainable agriculture. However, their development depends not only on technical aspects but also on the regulatory system that institutionalizes them. This article presents findings from an exploratory study on the production of biological inputs in Argentina and their forms of institutionalization. It analyses the context in which these innovations have emerged, the actors involved, and the system of regulations and public policies that regulate, promote, or constrain their development. Methodologically, the study combines documentary analysis with secondary and quantitative industry data from official sources, along with in-depth interviews and participant observation. The results show that, although biological inputs constitute an established technology in the country, supported by an industrial structure that reveals the presence of local firms, their institutionalization is contradictory, marked by advances and setbacks that condition their consolidation.
Les bio-intrants constituent l’une des principales innovations agricoles face à la crise associée à l’utilisation de produits chimiques. Les micro-organismes appliqués à la nutrition des plantes et au contrôle des ravageurs apparaissent comme des technologies clés dans la transition vers une agriculture durable. Toutefois, leur développement ne dépend pas uniquement d’aspects techniques, mais aussi du système de réglementations qui les institutionnalise. Cet article présente les avancées d’une recherche exploratoire sur la production de bio-intrants en Argentine et leurs formes d’institutionnalisation. Il analyse le contexte d’émergence de ces innovations, les acteurs impliqués et le système de réglementations et de politiques publiques qui encadrent, promeuvent ou limitent leur développement. Sur le plan méthodologique, l’étude combine une analyse documentaire avec des données secondaires et quantitatives issues de sources officielles, ainsi que des entretiens approfondis et une observation participante. Les résultats montrent que, bien que les bio-intrants constituent une technologie implantée dans le pays et appuyée par une structure industrielle incluant des entreprises locales, leur institutionnalisation reste marquée par des contradictions, ce qui conditionne les possibilités de consolidation de ces intrants.
Fil: Locher, Maria Valentina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios. Instituto de Estudios Sociales. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Estudios Sociales.; Argentina
Fil: Perez, Daiana. Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios. Instituto de Estudios Sociales. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Estudios Sociales.; Argentina
Fil: Trucco, Ignacio Tomas. Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios. Instituto de Estudios Sociales. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Estudios Sociales.; Argentina
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