Abstract

HERRERA-FUENTES, Evert Francisco et al. The ‘Poblano’ chili production system: characteristics and stratification of farmers. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.spe29, e3550.  Epub Nov 17, 2023. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v14i29.3550.

Although the ‘Poblano’ chili production system in Puebla has not been described, it has been reported that its yields are low; however, its causes have not been documented. This study aimed to describe and analyze the ‘Poblano’ chili production system and formulate a proposal for the stratification of farmers of this crop. To this end, in 2018, a questionnaire was applied to 54 farmers from 13 localities in the Sierra Nevada of Puebla. The results indicated that 94.4% of farmers cultivated no more than one hectare of ‘Poblano’ chili, 100% sowed landrace seeds, 74.07% produced seedlings in ‘canoa’ or seedbeds, the ‘Secadera’ disease was the main phytosanitary problem and the average yield was 1.07 t ha-1 of dried fruit. The main differences between the farmers were family nature, tenure of land on lease, years growing ‘Poblano’ chili, and some technical-productive variables such as yield, fruit drying time, weeding interval, and phosphate fertilization in seedlings. The cultivation of ‘Poblano’ chili in Puebla is carried out in an agricultural system in transition, from traditional to conventional, which allowed differentiating groups of farmers.

Keywords : Capsicum annuum L.; conventional; Puebla Valley; traditional..

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