ECONOMIC VALUATION OF THE AGRI-FOOD CROP NOPAL (Opuntia spp) IN MEXICO CITY

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.9735625070110

• Palavras-chave: Average rural price, production, average yield per hectare, harvested area, production value.

• Keywords: Average rural price, production, average yield per hectare, harvested area, production value.

• Abstract:

  The contextual analysis of the nopal (Opuntia spp) provides an overview of its evolution, behavior, and trends, indicating where efforts should be directed to support producers of this cactus and establish links with the different links that form part of this agri-food chain in Mexico City (CDMX). To understand this, information was compiled from the Agricultural and Fisheries Information System (SIAP), which is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), The following variables were analyzed: harvested areas, average yields per hectare, production, average rural prices, and production value, from which the monetary impact of nopal in CDMX was determined. Records were also reviewed to determine the participation of nopal growers in the municipalities of Milpa Alta, Xochimilco, and Tláhuac.