Ariel Vázquez Elorza. He is a researcher at the Research and Assistance Center in Technology and Design in Jalisco, Mexico (CIATEJ) (2015-to date). ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6710-8935. He is a Doctor in Economic-Agroindustrial Problems from the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (2009); Master in Management and Public Policies - Universidad de Chile (2004); Agricultural Engineer in Agricultural Economics - Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (1996). He is a member of the Technological Prospecting Laboratory for Food and Nutrition Innovation. Member of the National System of Researchers SNI C (CONACYT) 2019-2022. He was a National Consultant for FAO (2010-2011). Works of interest: geospatial econometrics of food consumption, evaluation of social, and economic impact and international food trade. He collaborates in research and dialogue on local government CIDIGLO, and, in the Mexican thematic network, sustainable integral use and biotechnologies of AGARED agaves.