Title: Implications of international cooperation on environmental protection: the case of agricultural sector of Mexico

Authors: Amada Hidalgo Gallardo; Ruth Leticia Hidalgo Gallardo; Álvaro Dias; Ruth Ortiz Zarco; Leandro Pereira

Addresses: Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Calle Mariano Abasolo 600, Centro, 42010 Pachuca de Soto, Hgo., Mexico ' Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Calle Mariano Abasolo 600, Centro, 42010 Pachuca de Soto, Hgo., Mexico ' Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ' Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Calle Mariano Abasolo 600, Centro, 42010 Pachuca de Soto, Hgo., Mexico ' BRU-Business Research Unit, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, WINNING Lab, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to disclose the need of the developing countries of economic, technological and training resources to be able to show progress in the mitigation and adaptation of the states: the case of Mexico and its agricultural sector. Using a qualitative research design under Pattacini and Weisstaub (2009) regarding international cooperation as a key element for the country's modernisation, also with the support of the ideology of Keohane and Nye regarding complex interdependence. It is observed that despite Mexico implementing a normative and institutional platform, there are still some isolated sectors such as the agricultural, which requires the application of new production processes through new technologies, innovation, and training.

Keywords: international cooperation; environment; Mexico; agricultural sector.

DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2021.119652

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2021 Vol.17 No.1, pp.1 - 14

Received: 14 Sep 2020
Accepted: 19 Feb 2021

Published online: 13 Dec 2021 *

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