Caracterización socioeconómica de los productores de mora (Rubus robustutus C. Pres) en los Municipios Pamplona y Pamplonita.

Abstract

The cultivation of blackberry (Rubus robustutys C. Pres) represents an important economic contribution for producing families in the municipalities of Pamplona and Pamplona, therefore this research had as its main objective to characterize the socioeconomic aspects of blackberry producers (Rubus robustutys C. Pres) in the Municipalities of Pamplona and Pamplonita. The research carried out was descriptive, with a non-experimental field design, the instrument was a survey that was carried out randomly with a size of 40 farmers from both municipalities. The results obtained, most of the farmers investigated have tertiary roads to get the production to intermediaries, in the municipality of Pamplonita there are 2 villages that present road difficulties, they have a bridle path from their farm to where the tertiary road is located. The economic sustenance in the home is between the father and the mother, their main source of income is agriculture, all the respondents have access to water, the Blackberry crop produces every month of the year, there may be a maximum or minimum production. It presents some problems in climatic changes, diseases and pests causing losses in production, they do not have an association that advises them and that takes care of their crops, there are several marketing channels to sell their products. Likewise, a SWOT analysis was carried out where the possible weaknesses, opportunities, strengths and threats present internally and externally in their property were evidenced. Finally, it can be added that farmers do not have a stable economy since blackberry production is affected by climate changes, diseases, pests, and price variations.