Transferencia de conocimiento e innovación social en el desarrollo de huertos comunitarios mediados por tecnologías

Abstract

The relevance of knowledge transfer is based on the pertinence of its production and usefulness, so the objective of the study is to determine how knowledge transfer and social innovation support the development of technology-mediated community gardens as a strategy that contributes to food sovereignty in vulnerable communities. The method responds to a field research, structured in three phases: first the analysis of the context and identification of capacities and resources, the second associated with the transfer of scientific-technical knowledge to co-create and the third based on the application of methodologies of electronic design and innovation based on industry 4.0. The application of the model is consolidated jointly with a university and commune 13 of the Aguablanca district with a population of 16,353 inhabitants in Cali-Colombia. The results determine the existence of traditional community gardens with weak knowledge transfer processes that weaken the creation of sustainable gardens mediated by technologies to strengthen the production capacity of vegetables and fruit trees. The prototype designed responds to an accessible model. The appropriation of the model guarantees self-management by the communities, concluding on a feasible social innovation that transforms contexts for food production while minimizing socio-environmental impacts.