Vegetables profitability in Mexico City, Mexico

Authors

  • Gustavo Almaguer Vargas Departamento de Fitotecnia y Programa de Investigación en Agricultura Sustentable del CIIDRI. Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México- Texcoco, km 38.5. Chapingo Texcoco, Estado de México.
  • Alma Velia Ayala Garay Campo Experimental Valle de México. INIFAP. Carretera Los Reyes-Lechería, km. 18.5. Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México. C. P. 56230. Tel. y Fax. 01 595 95 55882
  • Rita Schwentesius Rindermann Departamento de Fitotecnia y Programa de Investigación en Agricultura Sustentable del CIIDRI. Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México- Texcoco, km 38.5. Chapingo Texcoco, Estado de México
  • Dora Ma. Sangerman-Jarquín Campo Experimental Valle de México. INIFAP. Carretera Los Reyes-Lechería, km. 18.5. Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México. C. P. 56230. Tel. y Fax. 01 595 95 55882

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v3i4.1419

Keywords:

adoption, causal attribution, production costs, innovations

Abstract

In order to analyze the profitability, the adoption rate of innovations and causal attribution of the reluctance to adopt innovations and collective work of growers of broccoli and celery, which are representative crops of vegetables in Mexico City a study, was performed. By making a comparison of the profitability of the production between Mexico and the United States of America it can be seen that, Mexican growers make a much lower profit than the U.S., even though, the production costs are lower, due to a low yield in the Federal District. The rate of adoption of innovations (INAI) of the farmers from the Federal District was 15%, which is considered quite low. This is the main reason for low yield and reduced profitability. Both, the producers and officials said that the mainreason for not adopt innovations and not working as a group, is primarily due to mistrust, and second is the ignorance and the third is the lack of time.

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Published

2018-07-04

How to Cite

Almaguer Vargas, Gustavo, Alma Velia Ayala Garay, Rita Schwentesius Rindermann, and Sangerman-Jarquín Dora Ma. 2018. “Vegetables Profitability in Mexico City, Mexico”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 3 (4). México, ME:643-54. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v3i4.1419.

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