ESTUDIO TÉCNICO Y ECONÓMICO DE CUATRO VARIEDADES DE QUINUA EN LA REGIÓN ANDINA CENTRAL COLOMBIANA
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDY OF FOUR VARIETIES OF QUINUA IN THE COLOMBIAN CENTRAL ANDEAN REGION
Rev. luna azul; 46 (), 2018
Publication year: 2018
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd), being a fast economic turnaround crop with high nutritional values and which is commercially desired, has been attracting the interest of producers, but information on production costs and profitability in national markets is still lacking, preventing the expansion of the cultivation. The aim of this study was to estimate the costs of production and profitability of four varieties of quinoa in the coffee triangle region for the agribusiness market in order to give technical support in decision-making. The study was conducted in the Tesorito Farm, owned by Universidad de Caldas, located in the municipality of Manizales (Colombia).
The four varieties of quinoa selected were:
golden quinoa from Bolivia, yellow quinoa crop Marangani, white sweet quinoa from Soracá and sweet Aurora quinoa from Nariño. The experimental design was completely randomized (BCA) with four replications. The yield (t ha-1), estimated production costs were evaluated and the economic indicator cost benefit (RB/C) were calculated, and a sensitivity analysis was carried out. Based on the analysis model adopted, it can be inferred that the yellow quinoa crop Marangani, the white sweet quinoa from Soracá and the golden quinoa from Bolivia had a high cost-benefit relationship with 1.99, 1.59 and 2.34 respectively; thus, the cultivation of quinoa is a profitable activity, being considered a good alternative for the region.
La quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) al ser un cultivo de rápido retorno económico, con altos valores nutritivos y apetecido comercialmente, viene despertando el interés de los productores, pero todavía falta información sobre los costos de producción y su rentabilidad en los mercados nacionales, impidiendo una expansión del cultivo. El objetivo de este estudio fue estimar los costos de producción y rentabilidad de cuatro variedades de quinua en la región del eje cafetero, para el mercado agroindustrial, con el fin de dar un respaldo técnico en la toma de decisiones. El estudio se llevó a cabo en la Granja Tesorito, propiedad de la Universidad de Caldas, ubicada en el municipio de Manizales (Colombia).