Abstract

SIBAJA MADERA, Francisco Javier  and  ALVAREZ MUNERA, José Roberto. From Native Seeds to Certified Ceeds Corn and Agronomy in Antioquia (1920-1980). Anu.hist.reg.front. [online]. 2021, vol.26, n.1, pp.153-186.  Epub Dec 30, 2020. ISSN 0122-2066.  https://doi.org/10.18273/revanu.v26n1-2021005.

This article exposes, based on a review of regional archives, the transition from the use of native seeds to certified corn seeds in Antioquia during the 1920-1980 period. In this department, agricultural technology was in charge of official institutions and foreign missions that defined “the modernization” to the Colombian countryside with the implementation of agronomic research and experimentation. In this process, the renewal of cultivation techniques, especially the improvement of corn seeds for greater production, occupied a significant space. The analysis of documents from the world of agronomy, combined with information from historical sources, shows the gap between agronomic experimentation and the production of this cereal, a flagship food of the food culture of this society. The text presents the efforts and advances of agronomic knowledge but at the same time exposes its scarce impact on rural development in Antioquia.

Keywords : Rural History; Agriculture in Antioquia; Green Revolution; Corn; Modernization.

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