The rise of agrifood technopoles in the Middle East and North Africa region

This article assesses whether the promotion of agrifood technopoles is an effective policy instrument that can contribute to the development of the MENA food industry. The emergence of technopoles in the food sector dates back only 5 to 10 years in most MENA economies, having reached different level...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Gálvez, Eva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/43046
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43046
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:F02
F13
F14
F59
G18
Technopoles
Agro-industry
MENA region
Polos tecnológicos
Agroindustria
Región MENA
Comercio
Economía internacional
Mercados bursátiles y financieros
5304.03 Comercio exterior
5310 Economía Internacional
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Sumario:This article assesses whether the promotion of agrifood technopoles is an effective policy instrument that can contribute to the development of the MENA food industry. The emergence of technopoles in the food sector dates back only 5 to 10 years in most MENA economies, having reached different levels of development. The present study describes the main programmes and strategies to foster agro-industrial development in the region using the technopole model and presents findings, conclusions and recommendations based on the data and examples analysed, as well as on international benchmarking of territorial agro-industrial development initiatives, particularly in the Euro-Mediterranean space.