Analysis of the sowing equipment subsector for extensive crops in Argentina: historical evolution and current situation
The sowing equipment subsector has grown steadily in Argentina since 1951, mainly in the regions with the highest agricultural production, such as Santa Fe and Córdoba. This generated a process of clustering currently in force which, together with vertical and horizontal integration processes, have...
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Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas - UNR
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://cienciasagronomicas.unr.edu.ar/index.php/agro/article/view/46 |
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| Sumario: | The sowing equipment subsector has grown steadily in Argentina since 1951, mainly in the regions with the highest agricultural production, such as Santa Fe and Córdoba. This generated a process of clustering currently in force which, together with vertical and horizontal integration processes, have consolidated a strong agro-industrial system. The adoption of no-till for soybean cultivation in extensive agriculture systems strongly boosted the sowing equipment industry, which focused on manufacturing sowing machines adapted to this new production system. The sowing machines manufacturing sector is highly atomized and characterized by constant product design innovation, despite lacking strong R&D departments. It is the demand that drives the innovation process. The main advantage of this demand-driven innovation is that the industry is protected against imported sowing equipment, while the main disadvantage is that the short production series thus generated hamper economies of scale, stabilization of production processes, and permanent access to foreign markets. |
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