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dc.creatorSaldaña y Hernández,María I
dc.creatorGómez,Regino
dc.creatorPat,Juan M
dc.creatorÁlvarez,José D
dc.creatorPérez,Julián
dc.creatorOrtiz,Carlos F
dc.date2013-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T13:11:42Z
dc.date.available2019-05-17T13:11:42Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202013000100001
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/98076
dc.descriptionM.I. Saldaña y Hernández, R. Gómez, J.M. Pat, J.D. Álvarez, J. Pérez, and C.F. Ortiz. 2013. The socioeconomic and technical status of cut flower producers in Tabasco, México. Cien. Inv. Agr. 40(1):5-15. Floriculture in Tabasco, Mexico is part of a diversification and increasing agricultural income, which has the potential for outstanding growth. To determine the socioeconomic status as well as the technical advancement of this sector, surveys were conducted of cut flower producers and combined with official statistics. Socioeconomic and technological indicators showed that 38% of the producers had a high standard of living and 69% of farmers had three or more years of experience in flower cultivation. Most farmers owned their land (66%), and their educational attainment was above the national average. Most of the producers did not depend exclusively on their revenues from flowers. The average income for a cultivated area was $936.33 USD ha-1 y r¹.The technological level and management of the plantations was very different among farms. The yield and quality of the production could be improved through improved handling of weeds, watering and drainage. Plant diseases and pests are not restricting growth at this time. Currently, only 11% of the production is marketed, which means that a national and international market needs to be developed. In addition, it was found that the infrastructure for watering, production and post-harvest is insufficient to develop the activity for the export market.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal
dc.relation10.4067/S0718-16202013000100001
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceCiencia e investigación agraria v.40 n.1 2013
dc.subjectFlorists
dc.subjectsocioeconomic levels
dc.subjecttechnological usage
dc.subjecttropical flowers
dc.titleThe socioeconomic and technical status of cut flower producers in Tabasco, Mexico


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