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Proximities and the role of relational networks in innovation: The case of the dairy industry in two villages of the “green municipality” of Paragominas in the Eastern Amazon

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  • André Torre
  • Etienne Polge
  • Frederic Wallet

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In this paper, we seek to identify the dynamics of change and innovation at work in the agricultural sector of the Brazilian Amazon region, which operate in a context of environmental and technical pressure. We search for understanding how different innovative practices are implemented and how hybrid practices can develop through relationships between local actors who belong to different worlds. Our study focuses more specifically on dairy production in the Paragominas municipality, whose “green municipality” programme has led to an intensification of agricultural production and a significant reduction in deforestation, and where different forms of agriculture coexist. The dynamics of interaction are explored through an analysis of social networks, in which we examine, from empirical data, the structure of networks that facilitate interactions. Through an analysis of proximity relationships, we perform a detailed study of the spatial and non‐spatial determinants of these interactions. The paper first presents the study sites and analysis methods, then we provide a description of our results concerning innovation models, stakeholder networks and proximity relations. El objeto de este artículo es identificar las dinámicas de cambio e innovación en el sector agrícola de la Amazonía brasileña, las cuales operan en un contexto de presión ambiental y técnica. Se buscó entender cómo se implementan las diferentes formas de innovación y cómo se pueden desarrollar formas híbridas mediante las relaciones entre actores locales que pertenecen a mundos diferentes. Este estudio se centra más específicamente en la producción lechera en el municipio de Paragominas, cuyo programa “municipio verde” ha llevado a una intensificación de la producción agrícola y a una reducción significativa de la deforestación, y a una coexistencia de diferentes formas de agricultura. Las dinámicas de interacción se exploran mediante un análisis de las redes sociales, en las que se examina, a partir de datos empíricos, la estructura de las redes que facilitan las interacciones. Por medio de un análisis de las relaciones de proximidad, se realizó un estudio detallado de los determinantes espaciales y no espaciales de estas interacciones. El artículo presenta primero los lugares de estudio y los métodos de análisis, y a continuación describe los resultados en relación con los modelos de innovación, las redes de partes interesadas y las relaciones de proximidad. 本稿では、ブラジルのアマゾン地域の農業セクターの労働における変化とイノベーションのダイナミクスを同定することを試みる。このダイナミクスは、環境的および技術的なプレッシャーの中で作用する。イノベーションの実行のされ方がどのように異なり、属する世界が異なる各地のアクター間の関係を通してイノベーションのハイブリッドな実行がどのように発展できるか探索した。本稿では、特に、green municipality (緑の自治体)プログラムにより農業生産の強化と森林伐採の著しい減少を達成し、異なる形態の農業が共存するパラゴミナス市の酪農生産に注目した。社会的ネットワークの解析により、相互作用のダイナミクスを探索し、実証的データを用いて相互作用を促進するネットワークの構造を検討する。近接性の関連の解析により、これらの相互作用の空間的および非空間的決定因子の詳細な研究を行った。はじめに対象地域と解析方法について述べ、その後にイノベーションモデル、ステークホルダーのネットワーク、近接性の関連に関する研究結果を述べる。

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  • André Torre & Etienne Polge & Frederic Wallet, 2019. "Proximities and the role of relational networks in innovation: The case of the dairy industry in two villages of the “green municipality” of Paragominas in the Eastern Amazon," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(2), pages 279-294, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:11:y:2019:i:2:p:279-294
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12151
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    1. Kabirigi, Michel & Abbasiharofteh, Milad & Sun, Zhanli & Hermans, Frans, 2022. "The importance of proximity dimensions in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems: The case of banana disease management in Rwanda," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    2. Polge, Etienne & Pagès, Hugo, 2022. "Relational drivers of the agroecological transition: An analysis of farmer trajectories in the Limagne plain, France," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 200(C).

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