Publication: The rise of agrifood technopoles in the Middle East and North Africa region
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2010
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This article assesses whether the promotion of agrifood technopoles is an effective policy instrument that can contribute to the development of the MENA food industry. The emergence of technopoles in the food sector dates back only 5 to 10 years in most MENA economies, having reached different levels of development. The present study describes the main programmes and strategies to foster agro-industrial development in the region using the technopole model and presents findings, conclusions and recommendations based on the data and examples analysed, as well as on international benchmarking of territorial agro-industrial development initiatives, particularly in the Euro-Mediterranean space.
El presente artículo analiza el potencial de los polos tecnológicos agroalimentarios para desarrollar la industria agroalimentaria de la región MENA. El desarrollo de estos polos se remonta tan sólo a los últimos 5 a 10 años en la mayoría de los países de la región, y el nivel alcanzado es heterogéneo. Este estudio describe los principales programas y estrategias usados en la región para polarizar el desarrollo agroindustrial siguiendo el modelo de los polos tecnológicos y presenta conclusiones y recomendaciones basadas en los ejemplos y datos analizados, así como en la comparación con otras iniciativas internacionales de desarrollo territorial agroindustrial, principalmente en el espacio Euro-Mediterráneo.
El presente artículo analiza el potencial de los polos tecnológicos agroalimentarios para desarrollar la industria agroalimentaria de la región MENA. El desarrollo de estos polos se remonta tan sólo a los últimos 5 a 10 años en la mayoría de los países de la región, y el nivel alcanzado es heterogéneo. Este estudio describe los principales programas y estrategias usados en la región para polarizar el desarrollo agroindustrial siguiendo el modelo de los polos tecnológicos y presenta conclusiones y recomendaciones basadas en los ejemplos y datos analizados, así como en la comparación con otras iniciativas internacionales de desarrollo territorial agroindustrial, principalmente en el espacio Euro-Mediterráneo.
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