Proposal for a knowledge management network for the “Gulupa” industry in Colombia Propuesta de una red de gestión del conocimiento para la industria de la “Gulupa” en Colombia

Abstract

The “Gulupa” cultivation industry has shown growth in its production and sales in recent years. Therefore, the objective of this research is to propose a “Gulupa” knowledge management network in Colombia, in such a way that it allows the different actors in the industry to improve their critical processes and increase the performance of the plantations. The study is carried out through applied-descriptive research, which arises from a bibliographic review where search equations are used in different university repositories, and specialized journals, the result of which offers the compilation of various theoretical writings that contextualize the cultivation of "Gulupa" in the country. As a result, a knowledge management network composed of 5 activities is proposed, and in turn, 3 groups are identified within the “Gulupa” cultivation industry with the capacity to provide information for the network: the state, the academy and the actors in the production chain. All these agents permanently generate knowledge about the processes and procedures that are used within the industry, which is why the research establishes the themes that each group can contribute to obtain improvement in the competitiveness of the cluster and growth in the industry crop yield.