Abstract

IRETA-PAREDES, Arely del R.; GARZA-BUENO, Laura E.; MORA-FLORES, José S.  and  PENA-OLVERA, Benjamín V.. Analysis of competitiveness of the rice (Oriza sativa) chain in southern Morelos, Mexico, with the CADIAC approach. Agrociencia [online]. 2011, vol.45, n.2, pp.259-265. ISSN 2521-9766.

The state of Morelos, México, is traditionally a rice-growing state, recognized for the quality of its production nationally and internationally. The state's area cultivated under rice has decreased in the last 15 years as the result of competition from imported rice. Because of the urgent need to deal with this displacement, this study analyzed the rice situation in the southern region of the state emphasizing the crop and the social actors, using the Chains, Dialog, and Action (CADIAC) approach, proposed by the Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) and grounded in the Policy Analysis Matrix and participative research. Application of the methodology showed that it is impossible for most of the rice farmers of the area to compete with imported rice and helped to identify the alternative strategy of differentiating production. The cooking quality of the region's rice emerged as a possibility for advantageous insertion in a segment of the domestic market. The results showed the advantages of the CADIAC methodology.

Keywords : participative research; producers; policy analysis matrix; rice farming.

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