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| 024 | 8 | _ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103838 | |
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_aGoulet, F. _8001713419 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _931072 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aCan agrodealers be agents of sustainability transitions in agriculture? Reflections based on the expansion of biological inputs in Mexico |
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_aUnited Kingdom : _bElsevier Ltd., _c2025. |
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| 500 | _aPeer review | ||
| 500 | _aOpen Access | ||
| 520 | _aAgrodealers are key players in providing technologies and support services to farmers. Nevertheless, they are generally perceived as reluctant, or at least inactive, in the transition to more sustainable practices. In this article, we examine their contribution to the expansion of biological inputs - biological control, biofertilizers, biostimulants - understood as a set of alternative technologies for reducing the consumption of chemical inputs. Based on a qualitative survey of agrodealers and various agricultural R&D stakeholders in Mexico's Bajio grainproduction region, we show that they play a proactive role in the expansion of these technologies. Faced with a highly competitive environment, including these products in their portfolio enables them to differentiate themselves from their competitors, while continuing to promote the productivity and profitability of their crops to their customers. In some cases, they not only distribute the products of upstream industries, but also become producers themselves of the microorganisms they offer for sale. They are also actively involved in encouraging farmers to acquire and use these technologies, while striving to minimize the disruption that this may cause to their practices. To this end, they provide advice and support, and develop formulas for integrating biological inputs into technical packages that facilitate their adoption. These results call for a reconsideration of the role these actors could play in initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable technologies and practices for the agricultural sector. | ||
| 546 | _aText in English | ||
| 591 | _aBuenrostro RodrÃguez, J.F. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation | ||
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_dFoundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) _dAgence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) |
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_aSustainability _2AGROVOC _91283 |
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_aTechnology _2AGROVOC _91988 |
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_aAgricultural extension _2AGROVOC _91003 |
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_aMexico _2AGROVOC _91318 |
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_aOrtega, C.A.R. _8001712987 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _928795 |
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_aBuenrostro RodrÃguez, J.F. _933437 |
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_aFonteyne, S. _8'001710065 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _93807 |
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_tJournal of Rural Studies _gv. 120, art. 103838 _dUnited Kingdom : Elsevier Ltd, 2025. _x0743-0167 _w72650 |
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_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/35920 |
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