Introduction:

the technology transfer policies of the coffee production chain are analyzed through simulations carried out using the following scenarios: I technology push mode, II Market Pull mode, Systemic III mode and IV mode combination modes.

Objective:

analyze the policies that favor technology transfer processes in the coffee production chain in Antioquia based on an agent-based simulation model.

Materials and methods:

after the literature review carried out in primary and secondary sources, the chain was characterized and the policies that throughout history have been implemented in favor of it.

Results:

this classification served as input together with the instrument applied to the 256 representative agents of the chain to define the parameters of the Agent-Based Simulation Model. It should be noted that the Model was given a conceptual validation through two techniques: the historical method of rationalism and the friendly historical approach, and an operational validation.

Conclusion:

after applying several validation and verification techniques, it was found that the model helps to understand the phenomenon of technology transfer in the coffee production chain, which is understood as a localized Innovation System. Policy analysis makes it possible to recommend policy modes that allow more actors to participate in the technology transfer process by obtaining a system with greater distribution of market opportunities.

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