Technology use and profitability analysis of the production system of tejocote (Crataegus spp.) in Sierra Nevada, Puebla

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Ramón Nuñez-Ramírez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-5828
José Luis Jaramillo-Villanueva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-6351
Ignacio Carranza-Cerda https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3271-0317
Ariadna Isabel Rodríguez-Barrera https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7352-1091
Arturo Huerta de la Peña https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-2278

Keywords

Small-scale producers, production system, financial and economic profitability, benefit-cost ratio.

Resumen

Objective: The objective of this research was to analyze the use of agricultural technology and the profitability of the tejocote (Crataegus spp.)  production system and its explanatory factors, in order to identify actions to increase the income of fruit growers.


Design/methodology/approach: Two patterns were used (producers who carry out good phytosanitary practices and producers who export). A stratified sample of 90 fruit growers was obtained, with 95% reliability and 10% accuracy. Subsequently, a survey was carried out and the profitability of tejocote production was calculated with the data. In addition, the explanatory factors of profitability were identified using a multiple regression model.


Results: Profitability, measured with the Benefit-Cost indicator, ranged from 0.13 to 2.38, and an average of 0.84. In the scenario of not accounting for family labor or depreciation of infrastructure, a Benefit-Cost Ratio from 0.35 to 6.37 is achieved, with an average of 1.90. The use of technology, measured by the technological index (TI) in the cultivation of tejocote was significant to improve profitability. The average profitability of the high TI stratum is different from the average profitability of the medium and low TI strata. In addition, the explanatory factors of profitability that were significant (p≤0.05) were technological index, phytosanitary control, training, schooling and size of the plantation.


Study limitations: Most producers do not keep a record of production activities and costs. Likewise, in the analysis of economic profitability it is difficult to assess indirect benefits, intangible benefits and externalities.


Findings/Conclusions: It was found that the tejocote activity is profitable for producers who use more technology and have a greater number of trees in production. The variables that most impact profitability were use of technology, phytosanitary control, size of the plantation, and training.

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