TY - JOUR
T1 - Agronomic, economic and ecological aspects of the papaya (Carica papaya) production in Tabasco, Mexico
AU - Guzmán-Ramón, E.
AU - Gómez-Alvarez, R.
AU - Pat-Fernández, J.M.
AU - Pohlan, H.A.J.
AU - Álvarez-Rivero, J.C.
AU - Geissen, V.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The cultivation of papaya is important in the tropic because it provides source of income to the farmer
within a short time. Statistical data were obtained from farmers located in the Chontalpa, Rios and
Centro-Sierra regions; the size of the survey was 67 farmers. The study shows the results of the
farmers’ problem in a drastic reduction of their productivity because of the virosis and low prices in
commercialization. The farmers were classified into three levels of technology, “low”, “middle” and
“high”. The first one covers 88% of the farmers in seasonal conditions in contrast with the high
technology that concentrates 4.5% in irrigation conditions. According to the technology used, the
fertilizer shows more yields. Economically, the high technology had an internal tax return of 0.43 in
comparison with the low technology of 0.25, which means that the investment is recovered with
different yields. However, the use of high technology makes the system more competitive.
Key words:
AB - The cultivation of papaya is important in the tropic because it provides source of income to the farmer
within a short time. Statistical data were obtained from farmers located in the Chontalpa, Rios and
Centro-Sierra regions; the size of the survey was 67 farmers. The study shows the results of the
farmers’ problem in a drastic reduction of their productivity because of the virosis and low prices in
commercialization. The farmers were classified into three levels of technology, “low”, “middle” and
“high”. The first one covers 88% of the farmers in seasonal conditions in contrast with the high
technology that concentrates 4.5% in irrigation conditions. According to the technology used, the
fertilizer shows more yields. Economically, the high technology had an internal tax return of 0.43 in
comparison with the low technology of 0.25, which means that the investment is recovered with
different yields. However, the use of high technology makes the system more competitive.
Key words:
M3 - Article
SN - 1996-0824
VL - 4
SP - 99
EP - 106
JO - African Journal of Plant Science
JF - African Journal of Plant Science
IS - 4
ER -
