@ARTICLE{TBA, 

TITLE={[FORTHCOMING] Bio-inputs in Argentina: development, institutionalization, and changes in the agricultural input industry}, 
  
AUTHOR={Valentina Locher
, Daiana Pérez
, Ignacio Trucco, }, 
	
JOURNAL={Technology and Innovation}, 
	
VOLUME={}, 

NUMBER={Forthcoming papers}, 
	
YEAR={2026}, 

URL={https://www.openscience.fr/Bio-inputs-in-Argentina-development-institutionalization-and-changes-in-the}, 
	
DOI={TBA}, 
	
ISSN={2399-8571}, 
	
ABSTRACT={Biological inputs constitute one of the main agricultural innovations in response to the crisis associated with the use of chemical products. Microorganisms applied to plant nutrition and pest control thus emerge as key technologies in the transition toward sustainable agriculture. However, their development depends not only on technical aspects but also on the regulatory system that institutionalizes them. This article presents findings from an exploratory study on the production of biological inputs in Argentina and their forms of institutionalization. It analyses the context in which these innovations have emerged, the actors involved, and the system of regulations and public policies that regulate, promote, or constrain their development. Methodologically, the study combines documentary analysis with secondary and quantitative industry data from official sources, along with in-depth interviews and participant observation. The results show that, although biological inputs constitute an established technology in the country, supported by an industrial structure that reveals the presence of local firms, their institutionalization is contradictory, marked by advances and setbacks that condition their consolidation.}}