The politics of agricultural technology interventions: the case of Conservation Agriculture in Bajío, Mexico.

Martínez-Cruz, Tania Eulalia and many others…

The politics of making agricultural technology interventions:

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ChetumalREGION OF STUDY

Jalisco

Guanajuato

Michoacán

Jalisco (1992-1999) “Conservation Tillage”

Source: Bernard Triomphe

Jalisco (80´s-1999) “Conservation Tillage”

International  Research  Institutions

Farmers  

Province/state  government

National  Research  Intitution

JALISCO:  Configuration  of  the  “Conservation  tillage  project”  in  1992

CONSERVATION  TILLAGEJALISCO

INIFAP

SEDER  Technicians

Farmers:  Ciudad  

Guzmán  and  San  Gabriel

CIRAD/CIMMYT

SEDER  Jalisco

Extension  workers  

Guanajuato: Direct seeding (2000-2009)

Source: Paola López

Guanajuato: Direct seeding (2000-2009)

DIRECT  SEEDING/ASOSID

GUANAJUATO

INIFAPASOSID  

Technicians

Farmers  from  Irrigation  Distrcit  011

National  Research  Intitution

International  Research  Intitution

Farmers  

Private  industry

SAGARPA  GUANAJUATO

/FIRA  CDTVilladiego

CIRAD/CIMMYT

Extension  workers

Province/State  government

Monsanto/Sembradoras  Dobladenses

GUANAJUATO:  configuration  of  the  “Direct  seeding  project”    in  2002

Michoacán (2006-2016): Conservation Agriculture

Source: Revista Enlace, MasAgro CIMMYT

Michoacán (2006-2016): Conservation Agriculture

CONSERVATION  AGRICULTURE  MICHOACÁN

Morelia  Querendaro:  5  farming  

communities

2005

FUPROMICH  /DRR092

ASOSIDAGRODESA  

CA-­‐FUPROMICH  2006

INIFAP

CONSERVATION  AGRICULTUREMICHOACÁN

Farmers  and  GIRI  group

FUPROMICH

AGRODESA  

SAGARPA  MICHOACÁN

CONSERVATION  AGRICULTURE  MICHOACÁN

GIRI  group  and  other  farmers

AGRODESACIMMYT/MASAGRO

National  Research  Intitution

International  Research  Intitution

Farmers  

Extension  workers

Province/State  government

National  Government

CA-­‐SAGARPA  2009 CA-­‐  MASAGRO  in  2012

4.a.:   Configuration   of   the   boundary  object        in  2006

4.a.:   Configuration   of   the   boundary  object        in  2009

4.a.:   Configuration   of   the   boundary  object        in  2012

The politics of the CA-no till practices

CONSERVATION  TILLAGEJALISCO

DIRECT  SEEDING

GUANAJUATO

CONSERVATION  AGRICULTURE  MICHOACÁN

Morelia  Querendaro  

Monsanto

2005

FUPROMICH

SAGARPA  GUANAJUATO

/FIRA  CDTVilladiego

SEDER/SAGARPA  JALISCO

1985

20151985  -­‐  1999

2.a.  JALISCO:  CONSERVATION  TILLAGE

1985

2015

2000  -­‐  20092.b.  GUANAJUATO:  DIRECT  SEEDING

1985

2015

International  Research  Intstitution

National  Research  Institutions

State  Government

Extension  workers

Farmers

Private  industry

Conservation  Tillage  in  Jalisco  (1985-­‐1999)

Direct  Seeding  in  Guanajuato  (2000-­‐2009)

Conservation  Agriculture  in  Michoacán  (2006-­‐2015)

INIFAP

Ciudad  Guzmán DDR011

CIRAD/CIMMYT

CIRAD/CIMMYT

2000´s

ASOSID AGRODESA  

2006  -­‐  20152.c.  MICHOACÁN:  CONSERVATION  AGRICULTURE

Configuration  in  1992 Configuration  in  2001 Configuration  in  2006

INIFAPINIFAP

SEDER  TECHNICIANS

Final reflection

“As  scien)sts  we  use  the  technology  and  interven)ons/projects  to  create  space  for  ourselves.  As  we  do  it,  

farmers,  extension  workers,  poli)cians  and  others  do  it  as  well”