Información de mercados y rentabilidad en papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) en el Valle de Serdán, Puebla, México* Market information and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) profitability in Valle de Serdán, Puebla, Mexico
2013; National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research ( INIFAP ); Volume: 4; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2007-9230
AutoresSergio Orozco Cirilo, Ramón Valdivia Alcalá, Marcos Portillo Vázquez, Manuel Del Valle Sánchez, Martín Gómez-Cárdenas, Juan Orozco Cirilo,
Tópico(s)Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
ResumoThe production of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in the region of Valle de Serdan, Puebla, presented a sharp decline during the last five years, mainly due to productivity issues, markets and profitability. Based on the last couple of aspects, the research aimed to identify the impact of market information on sales prices and profitability of potato-farmers in the region of study. The following variables were analyzed in 2010 and 2011: 1) level of market information; 2) sales prices obtained; 3) net present value at 12% annual interest; and 4) internal rate of return. Questionnaires were administered at the beginning and at the end of the study in a random sample of 11 participants in market briefings and a control group of equal size. The statistical analysis was performed using contrast tests x 2 of Pearson and Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and since normal distribution was not detected, Wilcoxon test was used to compare the paired data, finally obtaining the correlations. It was found that, the four analyzed variables showed at a rise, statistically significant differences (p≤ 0.05) exclusively on participants market briefings and correlation (p≤ 0.05); but the control group remained
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