CHARACTERIZATION OF PRODUCTION OF BEAN IN ECUADOR COTOPAXI PROVINCE: CASE COMMUNE PANYATUG

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to obtain information about production, profitability and commercialization from canary beans in Payatung comuna of the Pangua canton in Cotopaxi – Ecuador in 2009, the aim was to detect strengths and threats about this activity and explain to the farmers producers. It was applied a random sampling to 64 beans producers, 3 rural collectors and 3 wholesalers. It was obtained profitability, production costs, and income to farmers. The research showed that has an experience about 5 to 48 years in bean, the surface of production can be from 0.37ha to 5.0 ha; the subsistence economy is provided by its own manpower, are used seeds recycled 100%, the pests and diseases not are controlled and to sales and auto consumption they have crops as berry, peas, corn and barley. The production cost are 1,172 USD ha^-1, the half of production is 725.76 kg ha^-1, the sales price is 1.675 USD el kg, obtaining a R B/C del 36.18% productive cycle in 7 months, the trading margin indicate that for each 1 dollar paid for the consumer correspond 0.44 USD to the farmer producer, and the intermediaries 0.56 USD, the intermediaries are distributed 0.029 USD to rural collector, 0.225 USD wholesaler, and 0.306 USD to retail.