Objective: To analyze the contemporary scientific contributions of the Postgraduate Course in Tropical Agroecosystems (PTA), both in Master’s and PhD Degree, of Colegio de Postgraduados, Veracruz Campus, before the current challenges facing the Mexican agriculture.Design/Methodology/Scope: A search was made in SCOPUS and Web of Science for publications between 2014 and 2019 (N 92) by PTA researcher scholars. A text analysis was performed by using the Nvivo software in order to identify scientific contributions based on the problem categories suggested by FAO for Mexico.Results: Scientific contributions are more prolific in relation to the increase of agricultural productivity (66%), have lesser presence in sustainable practices (14.9%) and the articulation of public policies (10.6%) and begin to appear in the adaptation and mitigation of climatic risks (8.5%). Limitations/Implications: The findings excluded publications that do not appear in SCOPUS or Web of Science or outside the analyzed period.Findings/Conclusions: The PTA shows social relevance when generating knowledge, with scientific contributions to the current challenges of Mexican agriculture. Nevertheless, they have been oriented mainly to increasing agricultural productivity without attaining the risks of PTA toward transdisciplinary research processes. This suggests a new role of research that addresses disciplinary interfaces.
