Article in Spanish Ethics and social responsibility of agri-business in Latin-America The main objective of this work is to remark the relevance of ethics and the social responsibility of agri-business in a globalized World. Initially the concept of globalization is reviewed and its effects on the management of agri-business, and also is showed the relationship between ethics, social responsibility and globalization under this frame. Afterwards a review of entrepreneurial ethics, its instruments and its relation with the organizational culture is made, followed by an analysis of the concept of social responsibility of agri-business and application models to this one, putting emphasis in advantages and disadvantages of each model. Next step shows the related areas to the applicability of social responsibility of agri-business, such as the environmental management, protection of the consumer, and total quality. Finally suggestions of some areas of study and meditation for agri-business professionals are made.Artículo en Español Este trabajo tiene como objetivo destacar la importancia de la ética y la responsabilidad social del agronegocio en un mundo cambiante y globalizado. En primer término se revisa el concepto de la globalización y sus implicaciones para la administración del agronegocio. Así mismo, se destaca la relación entre la ética, la responsabilidad social del agronegocio y la globalización. En la segunda parte se hace una revisión de la ética empresarial, sus instrumentos y su relación con la cultura organizacional. La parte siguiente analiza el concepto de responsabilidad social del agronegocio y dos modelos de aplicación al agronegocio, puntualizando argumentos en pro y en contra de cada modelo. El siguiente punto analiza algunas áreas relacionadas con la aplicación de la responsabilidad social al agronegocio como son la gestión ambiental, la protección al consumidor, la calidad total. La parte final pretende señalar algunas áreas de estudio y reflexión para los profesionales de la administración agropecuaria y de los agronegocios.Article in Spanish Ethics and social responsibility of agri-business in Latin-America The main objective of this work is to remark the relevance of ethics and the social responsibility of agri-business in a globalized World. Initially the concept of globalization is reviewed and its effects on the management of agri-business, and also is showed the relationship between ethics, social responsibility and globalization under this frame. Afterwards a review of entrepreneurial ethics, its instruments and its relation with the organizational culture is made, followed by an analysis of the concept of social responsibility of agri-business and application models to this one, putting emphasis in advantages and disadvantages of each model. Next step shows the related areas to the applicability of social responsibility of agri-business, such as the environmental management, protection of the consumer, and total quality. Finally suggestions of some areas of study and meditation for agri-business professionals are made.