Agribusiness model in the oases of the Mendoza province (Argentina). Notes for a territorial eco-synthesis
The margins of the oases of the Mendoza province have acquired in the last two decades special relevance as a focus of investment of the so-called "agribusiness model". The latter has been the protagonist of a real conquest in peripheral areas of the oasis, expanding the agricultural front...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Institution: | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales |
| Repository: | Revista EUTOPIA |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/4100 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/eutopia/article/view/4100 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | agribusiness territoriality oasis Mendoza agronegocios territorialidad |
| Summary: | The margins of the oases of the Mendoza province have acquired in the last two decades special relevance as a focus of investment of the so-called "agribusiness model". The latter has been the protagonist of a real conquest in peripheral areas of the oasis, expanding the agricultural frontier based on the acquisition of land selected for its edaphic characteristics, the exploitation of groundwater and the application of modern irrigation systems. Starring by the so-called new vitiviniculture -characterized by the production of high-quality wine destined for export- this dynamic was also evident in other fruit or horticultural sectors. Drawing on a triangulation of qualitative data from primary and secondary sources, we explore the ways in which the expansion of the agribusiness model reconfigure materially, discursively and symbolically the hydrosocial rurality of theses oases. We analyze these transformations within the framework of a territorial eco-synthesis, arguing that the territoriality of the Agribusiness Model acts in a confined, zonal and networked manner. |
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