Abstract

RIERA, Constanza. Technological change in Córdoba: the "regante" category and the emergency of a new agrarian identity. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.2, pp.113-126. ISSN 1852-060X.

The adoption of mechanized irrigation in Córdoba drove a process of identity genesis that turned out in the creation of the "irrigator" category to distinguish a new type of actor in rural Córdoba, Argentina. In this paper I focus on the effect of technological change that took place in the eastern plains of that province, analyzing the semantic content of the category. From an ethnographic perspective, I argument that being "irrigator" means being an entrepreneur and an innovative producer. These meanings are translated into being a "cutting-edge producer" by the common sense of local farmers. I worked comparatively the agricultural area under mechanized irrigation of Córdoba from two case studies, one Pampeano and another in Traslasierra. This scheme allowed me to observe that beyond the local particularities, there are key common traits to understand this process as part of the agriculturization and dissemination of agribusiness, and fundamental differences to assess the participation of technology in the construction of this new agrarian identity.

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