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Rural areas receptivity to innovative and sustainable agrifood processes. A case study in a viticultural territory of Central Spain

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  • Rocío Losada
  • Almudena Gómez‐Ramos
  • Margarita Rico

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The objective of this work is to determine the perception, in terms of sustainability, of stakeholders involved in an innovative process developed in a rural area. The innovative process focuses on the introduction of green technologies and low carbon emissions linked to the product and the process in the context of a circular economy model. The methodology is based on a variation of the MESMIS evaluation framework through which ex ante sustainability is analysed following the participatory process using focus group techniques. The results show that acceptance is conditional on obtaining positive economic results from farmers and wineries. The local scale of implementation of the project and the identification with technology based on the use of endogenous resources such as microalgae by the label of origin of the wine are factors that favoured the interest of the participatory process to address the sustainability of innovative technology. El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar la percepción, en términos de sostenibilidad, de los actores involucrados en un proceso innovador desarrollado en un área rural. El proceso innovador se centra en la introducción de tecnologías verdes y de bajas emisiones de carbono vinculadas al producto y al proceso en el contexto de un modelo de economía circular. La metodología se basa en una variación del marco de evaluación MESMIS, a través del cual se analiza la sostenibilidad ex ante siguiendo un proceso participativo que emplea técnicas de grupos focales. Los resultados muestran que la aceptación está condicionada a la obtención de resultados económicos positivos por parte de los agricultores y las bodegas. La escala local de implementación del proyecto y la identificación con tecnología basada en el uso de recursos endógenos como las microalgas en la etiqueta de origen del vino son factores que favorecieron el interés en el proceso participativo para abordar la sostenibilidad de una tecnología innovadora. 本研究の目的は、農村部において進められる創発プロセスの利害関係者の、サステナビリティーという観点での認識を明らかにすることである。創発プロセスは、サーキュラーエコノミーのビジネスモデルに即した商品およびプロセスに関連しているグリーンテクノロジーの導入と炭素の低排出量に重点を置いている。研究方法は、フォーカスグループの手法を用いた参加型プロセスに倣って、サステナビリティーの事前分析に用いるMESMIS分析のフレームワークのバリエーションを基にしている。結果から、農家やワイナリーからポジティブな経済的結果が得られることが、受け入れの条件であることが示された。プロジェクトの実施が地域規模であることや、微細藻類などの内発的資源の利用に基づいた技術をワインの生産ラベルで示すことが、イノベーション技術のサステナビリティーに取り組む参加型プロセスを有利にする要因となる。

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  • Rocío Losada & Almudena Gómez‐Ramos & Margarita Rico, 2019. "Rural areas receptivity to innovative and sustainable agrifood processes. A case study in a viticultural territory of Central Spain," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(2), pages 307-327, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:11:y:2019:i:2:p:307-327
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12187
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    1. Tomaz Ponce Dentinho & Karima Kourtit & Peter Nijkamp, 2021. "Regional Science Perspectives On Global Sustainable Development €“ An Exploration Of Multidimensional Expert Views By Means Of Q Analysis," Romanian Journal of Regional Science, Romanian Regional Science Association, vol. 15(1), pages 1-32, JUNE.

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