CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE FRIJOL EN LA PROVINCIA DE COTOPAXI ECUADOR: CASO COMUNA PANYATUG/CHARACTERIZATION OF PRODUCTION OF BEAN IN ECUADOR COTOPAXI PROVINCE: CASE COMMUNE PANYATUG

The purpose of this study was to obtain an information about production, profitability and commercialization from canary beans in Payatung comuna of the Pangua canton in Cotopaxi -- Ecuador in 2009, the aim was to detect strengths and threats about this activity and explain to the farmers producers....

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Published inCiencia y tecnología (Quevedo, Ecuador) Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 23
Main Authors Navarrete, Emma Torres, Caiza, David Quisphe, Laíño, Adolfo Sánchez, Bermeo, Mariana Reyes, Osorio, Betty González, Navarrete, Alexandra Torres, Briones, Alex Cedeño, Chong, Alexandra Haro
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Quevedo Ciencia y Tecnología from UTEQ 01.01.2013
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Farmers
Production costs
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to obtain an information about production, profitability and commercialization from canary beans in Payatung comuna of the Pangua canton in Cotopaxi -- Ecuador in 2009, the aim was to detect strengths and threats about this activity and explain to the farmers producers. It was applied a random sampling to 64 beans producers, 3 rural collectors and 3 wholesalers. It was obtained profitability, production costs, and income to farmers. The production cost are 1,172 USD ha-1, the half of production is 725.76 kg ha-1, the sales price is 1.675 USD el kg, obtaining a R B/C del 36.18% productive cycle in 7 months, the trading margin indicate that for each 1 dollar paid for the consumer correspond 0.44 USD to the farmer producer, and the intermediaries 0.56 USD, the intermediaries are distributed 0.029 USD to rural collector, 0.225 USD wholesaler, and 0.306 USD to retail.
ISSN:1390-4051
1390-4043