Non-sectoral agents and recent changes in Argentina’s agricultural sector

This article explores some of the changes that Argentina’s agricultural sector has undergone in the past decade, before going on to analyse the structure of the production sector for a non-traditional crop, the blueberry, in the province of Entre Ríos. This crop is unusual in that it has been adopted chiefly by entrepreneurs from outside the local area and shows alternatives in terms of diversification of production and vertical integration. Capital investment is more important in blueberry production than investments of land, and information and management technologies play an important role. These are also features of the recent development of traditional crops in non-Pampas areas. The role of capital from outside the sector is worthy of consideration, given the flexibility and versatility made possible by some of today’s production methods.