CHAINS OF SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE YUCATÁN PENINSULA, MÉXICO

Abstract

The hierarchical organization of chains in the Yucatán Peninsula, México, was performed based on the methodology
proposed by the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), taking as an axis for analysis the dimensions
of socioeconomic importance and competitiveness. Thirty-one chains were selected, from which 67.7 % were agricultural
(maize, sugar cane, avocado, jalapeño pepper, orange, habanero pepper, lime, soy, tomato, sorghum, papaya, coconut,
bean, squash, rice, mamey, mango, cashew, sapote, henequen and African palm), 22.6 % livestock (poultry, meat and eggs,
pork and sheep meat, beef and milk), and 9.7 % forestry (common tropical, fine and non-timber woods). The results placed
the maize and poultry chains as those of sustenance for their percentage value of 59.6% and 57.7%, respectively. The total
score of the maize chain was 97.4 % and poultry 92.1 %, placing them in the first and second place of importance followed
by the sustenance chains, such as: sugar cane, eggs, and pork meat with 77.7%, 73.5%, and 73.4% points each.