LA PLANIFICACIÓN DE COSECHA EN CIRUELA VARIEDAD HORVIN, ESTUDIO DE CASO. TUTA, BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA

Abstract

In Colombia, plum cultivation is usually established for marketing purposes, in areas between 1800 and 2450 m altitude, where the main producers are Boyacá and Cundinamarca (Agronet, 2014). The different varieties of plum are characterized by their ability to adapt at different altitudes.The plum is a species that can live for decades under optimal conditions, occurring continuously in tropical areas, considering it a promising crop, due to its adaptation. The municipalities with the highest production of plum in the Department of Boyacá are Nuevo Colon with a yield of 19 ton/Ha that represents 40% of the total produced; followed by Tibaná and Jenesano that produce 17 ton/Ha and the two they account for 30% of the total produced; Sotaquirá continues with a yield of 13 ton / ha. and represents the total 13% produced; then Tuta with 10 ton / Ha and it registers 10% of the total production and the other municipalities register the remaining 7% with an average performance of 8 ton / ha. Asohofrucol (2012) in these productions presents fruit losses that reach up to 30%. Linked to this are causes in the area of production, harvest, transportation and markets, such as ignorance of harvest rates, inadequate packaging, lack of temperature control and low market prices.Given the above, the research group CERES develops research in the municipality of Tuta, with the aim of carrying out an adequate planning for the plum culture, with the purpose of improving the production process and controlling crops loses. Qualitative approach using a PRA (Apraissal Participatory Rural) has been the methodology, with the participation of the beneficiaries in the diagnostic process and the surveying of needs.

Keywords

• dofa matrix
• marketing
• planning