Technological perspectives for the palm sector
Publicación:
Revista Palmas; Vol. 30 Núm. 2 (2009); 153-161
0121-2923
Revista Palmas; Vol. 30 Núm. 2 (2009); 153-161
0121-2923
Abstract
The current area planted with palm oil meets traditional demands for its product (food, soaps, concentrates) and biofuels ( 90% mixture of fossil diesel and 10% palm biodiesel that will be in force in 2010) with a surplus for the external market which will continue to increase along with the area planted. This means rising to the challenge of exporting products with a greater value added instead of primary materials. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed to those chains, chosen for the social impact, exporting capacity and income generation, that they set up research and technological agendas for their promissory products in such a way that they serve as a reference point for the formulation and approval of proposals financed by the State and for working on competitiveness agreements. The palm sector did exactly this and chose red olein for which it developed a chain model that is contained in this document. El área actual sembrada en Colombia con palma de aceite satisface la demanda de su producto para usos tradicionales (alimentos, jabones, concentrados) y la de biocombustibles (mezcla de 90% diesel fósil y 10% biodiesel de palma, que entrará a regir en 2010), y aún queda un remanente para el mercado externo, el cual seguirá aumentando con el área sembrada. Ello implica asumir el reto de exportar productos con mayor valor agregado, en lugar de materias primas. El Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural les propuso a cadenas seleccionadas por su impacto social, capacidad exportadora y generación de ingresos, que estructuraran agendas de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico para sus productos promisorios, de manera que sirviesen de referente para la formulación y aprobación de propuestas financiadas por el Estado, y para el trabajo de los acuerdos de competitividad. El sector palmero así lo hizo y seleccionó a la oleína roja, para la cual elaboró un modelo de cadena, que se presenta en este documento.
The current area planted with palm oil meets traditional demands for its product (food, soaps, concentrates) and biofuels ( 90% mixture of fossil diesel and 10% palm biodiesel that will be in force in 2010) with a surplus for the external market which will continue to increase along with the area planted. This means rising to the challenge of exporting products with a greater value added instead of primary materials. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed to those chains, chosen for the social impact, exporting capacity and income generation, that they set up research and technological agendas for their promissory products in such a way that they serve as a reference point for the formulation and approval of proposals financed by the State and for working on competitiveness agreements. The palm sector did exactly this and chose red olein for which it developed a chain model that is contained in this document.
Palabras clave:
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
transferencia de tecnología
tecnología
adopción de innovaciones
investigación
Colombia
sector palmicultor
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
transferencia de tecnología
tecnología
adopción de innovaciones
investigación
Colombia
sector palmicultor