<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The objective of this study is to determine the type of governance of the four main agricultural value chains in Tamaulipas, northeast of Mexico. For the preparation of this research used a qualitative design, using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to a sample of representatives of the four selected chains. The results showed that in all the studied networks, control and coordination capacity is limited by the influence that has a link on the rest of the chain. In all cases, was that the industrial link is who leads the chains and exert control over the rest of the links. The results showed that, when the industrial link is located close geographically to the rest of the links (chains of rice and sugar cane), the chains showed a hierarchical type, where the industrial exercised dominion over the rest of the links and captures most of the income. On the other hand, in chains where control is exercised by links that are outside the territory (chains of soybeans and sorghum), they function as captive chains, putting the rest of the chain to its influence and control.</p></abstract>

The objective of this study is to determine the type of governance of the four main agricultural value chains in Tamaulipas, northeast of Mexico. For the preparation of this research used a qualitative design, using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to a sample of representatives of the four selected chains. The results showed that in all the studied networks, control and coordination capacity is limited by the influence that has a link on the rest of the chain. In all cases, was that the industrial link is who leads the chains and exert control over the rest of the links. The results showed that, when the industrial link is located close geographically to the rest of the links (chains of rice and sugar cane), the chains showed a hierarchical type, where the industrial exercised dominion over the rest of the links and captures most of the income. On the other hand, in chains where control is exercised by links that are outside the territory (chains of soybeans and sorghum), they function as captive chains, putting the rest of the chain to its influence and control.

Governance in Agricultural Value Chains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy

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The objective of this study is to determine the type of governance of the four main agricultural value chains in Tamaulipas, northeast of Mexico. For the...

Governance in Agricultural Value Chains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Published Online: Feb 20, 2020

Page range: 105 - 124

Received: Dec 01, 2018

Accepted: Mar 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25019/mdke/7.1.06

Keywords
value chain, governance, Tamaulipas, sorghum, soybean

© 2019 Francisco Garcia-Fernandez et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Governance in Agricultural Value Chains in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Published Online: Feb 20, 2020

Page range: 105 - 124

Received: Dec 01, 2018

Accepted: Mar 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25019/mdke/7.1.06

Keywordsvalue chain, governance, Tamaulipas, sorghum, soybean

© 2019 Francisco Garcia-Fernandez et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
value chain, governance, Tamaulipas, sorghum, soybean