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 of Celaya, Guanajuato, 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 consisting of a group of organic producers belonging to the "Pilot Rural Development Plan". 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 little organization among members of the union, these are associated with low production volume (which is the main problem of commercialization), followed by the lack of time and lack of knowledge of the market by producers. It is proposed to deepen some issues such as the importance of the gender of the producers, because it was found a greater inclination of women to generate income through the productive unit It is concluded that organic production is a space of opportunities to conduct research and know the struggles and strategies that small producers develop in response to the impulses of globalization.