PROFITABILITY OF TWO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF COFFEE CHERRY (Coffea arabica L.) IN PLUMA HIDALGO, OAXACA, MÉXICO

Abstract

With the aim of determining the profitability of production of coffee cherry (Coffea arabica L.) in a region of Oaxaca,
México, a field study was performed to estimate the benefit-cost relation of the coffee produced under the conventional
and organic system, selecting a production area for each system, in the municipality of Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca. The study
was carried out in three stages, applying in the first an exploratory questionnaire, in order to identify the problematic and
variables implied; in the second, producers were selected according to the variables: surface sown, variety and coffee
trees with similar age; and in the third, the data were analyzed to determine the profitability of production units. For
conventional production the profitability indicator was 1.05, showing a restoration of the investment and of five cents,
while for organic production, the indicator was 1.42, showing higher profitability.