Abstract

NORI, Mauricia; SCOPONI, Liliana; DURAN, Regina  and  FERNANDES PACHECO DIAS, Marcelo. Trazabilidad bovina en el Sudoeste bonaerense: Reflexiones desde el enfoque neoinstitucional. Escr. Contab. Adm. [online]. 2014, vol.5, n.2, pp. 51-85. ISSN 1853-2055.

In the present context, traceability has spread in different countries to ensure a range of products with good sanitary and nutritional conditions. Although in Argentina the topic has been discussed, there has been very little progress in the cattle chain. Cognitive, regulatory and coercive pressures and their influence on the cattle management in the Southwest Buenos Aires are analyzed through a semi-qualitative research from documents and semi structured interviews. Cattle raising is crucial for both local and national development. We conclude that Argentina has made progress in animal identification for health and fiscal control but without a holistic implementation and lacking a commercial view of the system. Several factors influence to weaken the regulatory and cognitive pressures that ensure quality: export policies, complex regulations and asymmetry in the internal market.

Keywords : Traceability; Bovine Chain; Quality; Institutional Pressures; Neo-institutionalism.