José Domingo Sánchez Martínez

El olivar regado en la provincia de Jaén

This paper is conceived as an initial approach to the series of deep transformations undergone by the olive tree monoculture in the province of Jaen. Specifically, we have focussed on the analysis of the impact of the use of water as a massif factor, inasmuch as this has meant the appearence of a new image and characterization of this sector both in terms of ecology and farming and in terms of economy and landscape.

Balance de la actuación del Instituto Nacional de Colonización en la provincia de Jaén

Una version resumida de este trabajo se presento como ponencia en el I Simposio nacional «Pueblos de colonizacion durante el franquismo. La arquitectura en la modernizacion del territorio rural», organizado por el Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Historico y la Universidad de Sevilla en abril de 2005.

The upgrading strategy of olive oil producers in Southern Spain: origin, development and constraints

This article argues upgrading in buyer-driven commodity value chains in highly specialized olive grove territories illustrates farmers’ reaction to globalization. To avoid low prices, local producers are seeking new ways of running farms, organizational innovations and to introduce new products into new markets. Although challenges in global marketing remain insurmountable for some, a number of olive-producing areas are reacting through endogenous development strategies that involve new training, information and knowledge. This article presents findings from qualitative interviews conducted to offer first-hand knowledge of opinions, challenges, problems and results key agents involved in olive oil production in Jaen, Spain, are experiencing. Findings show that a strong knowledge-based vision, generational change in running farms and diversification are needed to adopt new practices to improve local income.This article argues upgrading in buyer-driven commodity value chains in highly specialized olive grove territories illustrates farmers’ reaction to globalization. To avoid low prices, local producers are seeking new ways of running farms, organizational innovations and to introduce new products into new markets. Although challenges in global marketing remain insurmountable for some, a number of olive-producing areas are reacting through endogenous development strategies that involve new training, information and knowledge. This article presents findings from qualitative interviews conducted to offer first-hand knowledge of opinions, challenges, problems and results key agents involved in olive oil production in Jaén, Spain, are experiencing. Findings show that a strong knowledge-based vision, generational change in running farms and diversification are needed to adopt new practices to improve local income.

PRODUCTIVISM AND POST-PRODUCTIVISM IN THE OLIVE GROVES OF SOUTHERN SPAIN

Abstract This work examines changes in the cultivation of olive groves in the region of Andalusia since the accession of Spain to the European Common Market (1986). The first phase is marked by the triumph of productivism in which some of the basic elements of this model (specialisation and intensification) are overwhelming, according to the statistical sources used for this research, although the behaviour in terms of corporate concentration can be considered unique. Also notable, as we will explain later, are other less desirable effects of the process, which can currently be considered environmentally unsustainable. As the weaknesses and contradictions of the model have become evident, in the recent years - as a result of the new stimuli provided by the Common Agricultural Policy - more attention is paid to the opportunities offered by rural development. For the moment, the results of this approach have been limited, although the 2015-2020 planning period could be decisive for its reorientation.

La repoblación forestal de Sierra Morena, Jaén, (1940-1984)

Los municipios de Sierra Morena se encuentran entre los principales destinatarios de la politica de repoblacion forestal desarrollada durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX en Espana. En el presente articulo se muestran los planteamientos y motivaciones de estos trabajos en la provincia de Jaen, analizando sus resultados espaciales, temporales y territoriales.