Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The agriculture is a fundamental economic activity for any country, since it provides food to the population and generates income for the different links in the chain. Objetive: It was to identify the main operational problems faced by farmers in the municipalities of Muna and Samahil, Yucatán, Mexico to continue planting crops. Methodology: the study was descriptive, non-experimental, and transversal and a mixed approach, in which the survey technique was used that addressed a sample of thirty-four farmers from the municipalities of Muna and Samahil, Yucatan, Mexico and the technique interview that was addressed to an official from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Results: It was found that the main problems faced by farmers from Muna and Samahil, Yucatan, Mexico to continue farming were the high cost of inputs crop loss and the difficulty they have in marketing their products in the markets. Conclusions: The formal organization of the farmers of Muna and Samahil, Yucatan, Mexico is necessary for the acquisition of wholesale inputs, greater training and technical, assistance to reduce crop losses and the design of distribution logistics, which exceeds intermediation and allows farm workers to receive fair payment for their crops.
Source: Journal Financial Economy
Institution: Metropolitan University of Technology
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407556656