Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-17-2022
Department
Department of Social Sciences
Abstract
Oil palm plantations face important challenges in terms of balancing agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability. This research synthesis aims to answer key questions regarding the state and knowledge gaps of oil palm (OP) research and technological development (R&D) at a global scale, in Latin America and in Mexico, using all Web of Science® databases and agriculture categories and time spans between 1960 and 2018. Three thousand nine hundred and forty-eight publications were analysed. The research themes started with the generation of agronomic knowledge in 1960. Since 1963, studies in Latin America have focused on yield improvement; since 2010, topics related to agroecology, product quality, health issues, biodiversity, conservation impacts, and biofuel uses have been widely integrated, although some relevant themes are lacking. In addition, considering the high domestic demand for crude palm oil and great available natural resources, few Mexican institutions have participated in publications registered in Web of Science (WOS) on this topic. This research proposes a quick exploratory and reliable instrument for evaluating the agronomic interest of any agricultural production system.
Publication Title
Cahiers Agricultures
Recommended Citation
Lagunes-Espinoza, L.,
Vazquez-Navarrete, C.,
Rincón-Ramirez, J.,
&
Halvorsen, K.
(2022).
Oil palm crop: State and gaps of research and technological development at global scale, Latin America and Mexico.
Cahiers Agricultures,
31.
http://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2021038
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15758
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© L.d.C. Lagunes-Espinoza et al., Hosted by EDP Sciences 2022. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2021038