Jader Rodríguez Cortina

Currently, the demand for healthy consumption and the use of alternatives to dairy proteins for the development of foods with good nutritional value are growing. Quinoa has received much attention because it contains a high content of proteins, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers, and bioactive compounds. Nevertheless, this content and the bioavailability of specific compounds of interest are related to the genotype, the agri‐environmental conditions, and management practices where quinoa is grown and postharvest management. This article aimed to analyze the research trends for three knowledge areas: quinoa plant breeding for nutraceutical properties, plant–soil relations focused on abiotic stresses, and postharvest and value‐added transformation activities. To this end, a specific methodological design based on bibliometrics and scientometrics methods was used. Through these analyses based on publications' keywords, titles, abstracts, and conclusions sections, for each knowledge area, the key research trends (scope and main topics), the classification of trends based on their development and relevance degree, and the core of knowledge were established. The trends comprise the current state of research. Finally, analyzing the conclusions, recommendations, and future research sections of key publications, a strong correlation among plant breeding research to obtain varieties with tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional and functional compounds of interest for food safety, and the development of products with higher added value established interest in further research on the potential bioactivity of quinoa and the verification of health benefits to humans.

Food science innovation depends on consumers’ needs and is currently seeking functional food with health effects. Non-centrifugal cane sugar (NCS) is known for its potential health effects, but there is a lack of holistic analysis on technological advancement and socio-economic and market trends for decision-making in the development of the technology. The aim of this article was to analyse the research trends, recent patents, and market trends and niches for NCS to structure an NCS technological roadmap. Scientometric, bibliometric methods, and global and local market information on NCS were used. Comprehensive analysis of the worldwide research trends and patents on NCS processing and of the growth of the main niche markets for Colombian NCS exports in the last five years was conducted. Finally, with the information obtained, an NCS technological roadmap was structured, which can be used as a tool for planning innovation processes and supporting the development of new research using market information and new norms forged by the COVID-19 pandemic for Colombian case. Furthermore, the methodological design could be used for other NCS producer countries.

Los actuales sistemas de producción de panela en el departamento de Nariño son ineficientes porque deben usar combustibles adicionales para suplir la demanda energética del proceso. Para mejorar el desempeño de las hornillas tradicionales, AGROSAVIA, en alianza con Fedepanela, diseñó y construyó un sistema híbrido de evaporación (gases de combustión + vapor) en el municipio de Ricaurte.En este plegable se comparan las principales características de ambos sistemas y se destacan los beneficios que aporta el sistema híbrido de evaporación para la producción de panela.

En Colombia, la producción de panela es una de las agroindustrias más tradicionales que, a pesar de su antigüedad, continúa cumpliendo importantes funciones desde el ámbito social, económico y de seguridad alimentaria. De hecho, la agroindustria panelera es un ejemplo de las llamadas agroindustrias rurales, la cual cuenta con más de 70.000 cultivadores de caña de pequeña a mediana escala, quienes realizan el procesamiento de la caña en cerca de 18.000 trapiches, distribuidos principalmente en los diferentes departamentos de la región Andina del país. Desde el punto de vista social, la panela representa una importante actividad que genera empleo e ingresos a cerca de 350.000 personas, quienes se vinculan como trabajadores en las faenas agrícolas y de molienda. De hecho, la agroindustria panelera se sigue considerando la segunda actividad generadora de empleo en las áreas rurales del país, después de la producción de café.En este documento se presenta el modelo productivo de caña de azúcar destinada a la producción de panela en el departamento de Cundinamarca, el cual incluye la descripción de las áreas de cultivo, la descripción de la especie, los requerimientos climáticos y de suelo, la descripción de la tecnología y recomendaciones para el manejo del cultivo de la caña, la cosecha, la postcosecha y la transformación en panela, brindando a su vez algunos indicadores técnicos, económicos y ambientales de la producción panelera en el departamento.