Adopción de innovaciones en limon 'Persa' (Citrus latifolia Tan.) en Tlapacoyan, Veracruz. Uso de bitácora

Abstract

To improve the efficiency of the adoption of technological innovations in the cultivation of 'Persian' lemon in San Pedro Tlapacoyan, Veracruz and increase the fruit yield and the benefit-cost (B/C) ratio of this economic activity, we used the "methodology of logbook innovation", which was worked with 26 growers of this community for three cycles of production (2005/2006, 2006/2007 and 2007/2008). This methodology consisted of a diagnosis, recommendations (advice), monitoring, evaluation and control of innovations made by the growers, by a professional service provider. The variables evaluated were: percentage of innovation adoptions, attributes of growers, incomes, costs of production, yields and B/C ratio. The first production cycle had a yield of 5.24 t·ha-1 and a benefit/cost ratio of 1.55, attributable to the reduced percentage of innovations adoption of 15. After applying the proposed methodology, the income of the second cycle increased in 64 %, compared to the initial cycle, and 41 % between 2006/07 and 2007/08. The B/C ratio increased 68 % (from 1.56 to 2.28), which was associated to the increase of 29.6 per cent of innovation adoptions.