Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity

The adoption of mechanized irrigation in Córdoba drove a process of identity genesis that turned out in the creation of the “irrigator” category to distinguish a new type of actor in rural Córdoba, Argentina. In this paper I focus on the effect of technological change that took place in the eastern...

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Autor principal: Riera, Constanza
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/13286
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topic technology
irrigation
family farm
entrepreneur
Córdoba (Argentina)
tecnología
riego
agricultura familiar
empresario innovador
Córdoba (Argentina)
spellingShingle technology
irrigation
family farm
entrepreneur
Córdoba (Argentina)
tecnología
riego
agricultura familiar
empresario innovador
Córdoba (Argentina)
Riera, Constanza
Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
topic_facet technology
irrigation
family farm
entrepreneur
Córdoba (Argentina)
tecnología
riego
agricultura familiar
empresario innovador
Córdoba (Argentina)
author Riera, Constanza
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title Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
title_short Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
title_full Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
title_fullStr Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
title_full_unstemmed Technological change in Córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
title_sort technological change in córdoba: the “regante” category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity
description The adoption of mechanized irrigation in Córdoba drove a process of identity genesis that turned out in the creation of the “irrigator” category to distinguish a new type of actor in rural Córdoba, Argentina. In this paper I focus on the effect of technological change that took place in the eastern plains of that province, analyzing the semantic content of the category. From an ethnographic perspective, I argument that being “irrigator” means being an entrepreneur and an innovative producer. These meanings are translated into being a “cutting-edge producer” by the common sense of local farmers. I worked comparatively the agricultural area under mechanized irrigation of Córdoba from two case studies, one Pampeano and another in Traslasierra. This scheme allowed me to observe that beyond the local particularities, there are key common traits to understand this process as part of the agriculturization and dissemination of agribusiness, and fundamental differences to assess the participation of technology in the construction of this new agrarian identity.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
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url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/13286
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