Environmental Knowledge Management Model in Agribusiness. Case of Panelero Sector

Abstract

Introduction: the agribusiness sector has evolved due to the need for diversified, competitive production with fewer negative effects on the environment and communities. This requires its processes to be based on the integration of scientific and technological knowledge with local knowledge. Objective: to propose an environmental Knowledge Management (KM) model in agribusiness, to acquire, transfer and use technical and traditional knowledge, useful in decision making. Contributing to the improvement of its technological, economic, social and environmental level. Materials and methods: through a systematic literature search and network analysis, KM models pertinent to agribusiness are identified and determined; then the actors of the panel sector are analyzed through the method Resources, Activities, Results (RARe), identifying their relationships and KM needs; finally, the knowledge management model and its processes are proposed. Results: The results begin with the definition of the relationships between KM objectives, models, tools and processes relevant to the agroindustry; second, the mapping of actors, their relationships and KM needs in the sugarcane sector; and third, the proposal of the environmental KM model, implications, actions, facilitators and potentiates of KM to improve sugarcane production units from the environmental, technological, social and political points of view. Conclusions: The proposed Environmental Knowledge Management model becomes a tool through which it is possible to articulate KM in the sugarcane sector, allowing the socialization of innovative knowledge between producers and external actors in order to reach potential benefits and meet the needs of managing knowledge on technological improvement and environmental management.