Retos y dificultades de productores en huertos orgánicos en Celaya, Guanajuato, México

Abstract

This research had as main objective to know the experience of organic producers in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, to analyze their forms of organization, commercialization and the main difficulties that affect the union, especially those that refer to the production and commercialization of their products. It was carried out under a qualitative approach through a case study constituted by a group of organic producers belonging to a governmental program of rural development. A subunit of analysis was considered to 18 producers (4 men and 14 women) of the 15 orchards that are distributed in 13 localities of the municipality of Celaya. In the results are presented the main difficulties identified by these producers, such as: pests, lack of water and poor organization among members of the guild. These are associated with low production volume (which is the main marketing problem), followed by lack of time and market ignorance on the part of producers.