Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico

Vegetable production in the northwestern region of Mexico is an important economic activity; this is attributed to natural factors such as climate, soil quality, and proximity to the U.S. market. Clearly, the creation of competitive advantages gained by product differentiation, while maintaining qua...

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Autores Principales: Martínez R., Antonio, Avendaño R., Belem, Acosta M., Ana
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Lenguaje:Español (Spanish)
Publicado: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia) 2019
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spelling ir-20.500.12324-351162020-07-08T21:27:01Z Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico Determinantes de la adopción de estándares en el subsector hortícola del Noroeste de México. Martínez R., Antonio Avendaño R., Belem Acosta M., Ana Vegetable production in the northwestern region of Mexico is an important economic activity; this is attributed to natural factors such as climate, soil quality, and proximity to the U.S. market. Clearly, the creation of competitive advantages gained by product differentiation, while maintaining quality, is extremely important and can be achieved through the application of standards. The adoption of standards is widespread; however, the role of institutions in these processes and their contribution to enhancing or inhibiting levels of implementation has not yet been quantified. The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors that most influence the execution of grades and standards in the horticultural industry in the northwest region of Mexico. Implementation levels were measured using a logit model that determined the effect of microenvironmental variables on them. The paper concludes that changes in production systems through the application of good agricultural practices and changes in organizations through training, monitoring, and support are what have helped companies that produce vegetables adopt and implement more standards.    La producción de hortalizas en la región Noroeste de México es una actividad económica relevante, lo cual se atribuye a factores naturales como el clima, calidad de los suelos y la cercanía al mercado de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Es evidente la creación de ventajas competitivas mediante la diferenciación del producto, por su calidad, a través de la aplicación de normas. La adopción de estándares es una práctica generalizada, sin embargo no está cuantificado el rol de las instituciones en estos procesos y su contribución a aumentar o inhibir los niveles de adopción de los mismos. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los factores que mas influyen en la implementación de grados y estándares en el sector hortícola en la región noroeste de México. Para la medición de la adopción se utilizó un modelo logit que permite determinar el efecto de las variables del entorno microeconómico que incide en la adopción de estándares. Se concluye que los cambios en los sistemas de producción mediante la aplicación de buenas prácticas agrícolas y las organizaciones de productores con actividades de capacitación, seguimiento y acompañamiento son lo que han contribuido en mayor forma al proceso de adopción de estándares por parte de las empresas productoras de hortalizas.   2019-08-09T19:29:57Z 2019-08-09T19:29:57Z 2011 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://revistacta.agrosavia.co/index.php/revista/article/view/229 10.21930/rcta.vol12_num2_art:229 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/35116 reponame:Biblioteca Digital Agropecuaria de Colombia repourl:https://repository.agrosavia.co instname:Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA spa http://revistacta.agrosavia.co/index.php/revista/article/view/229/235 application/pdf Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia) Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria; Vol 12 No 2 (2011); 175-181 Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria; Vol. 12 Núm. 2 (2011); 175-181 revista Corpoica Ciência e Tecnologia Agropecuária; v. 12 n. 2 (2011); 175-181 2500-5308 0122-8706 10.21930/rcta.vol12-num2
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description Vegetable production in the northwestern region of Mexico is an important economic activity; this is attributed to natural factors such as climate, soil quality, and proximity to the U.S. market. Clearly, the creation of competitive advantages gained by product differentiation, while maintaining quality, is extremely important and can be achieved through the application of standards. The adoption of standards is widespread; however, the role of institutions in these processes and their contribution to enhancing or inhibiting levels of implementation has not yet been quantified. The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors that most influence the execution of grades and standards in the horticultural industry in the northwest region of Mexico. Implementation levels were measured using a logit model that determined the effect of microenvironmental variables on them. The paper concludes that changes in production systems through the application of good agricultural practices and changes in organizations through training, monitoring, and support are what have helped companies that produce vegetables adopt and implement more standards.   
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author Martínez R., Antonio
Avendaño R., Belem
Acosta M., Ana
spellingShingle Martínez R., Antonio
Avendaño R., Belem
Acosta M., Ana
Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico
author_facet Martínez R., Antonio
Avendaño R., Belem
Acosta M., Ana
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title Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico
title_short Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico
title_full Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico
title_fullStr Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of the adoption of standards in the horticulture subsector of Northwestern Mexico
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