Producción y exportación de melón (Cucumis melo) en Costa Rica
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Monge Pérez, José Eladio
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Se estudió la producción y exportación de melón en Costa Rica. Se recopiló y analizó información obtenida a través de diferentes fuentes (FAO, BCCR, PROCOMER, MAG, CANAPEMS). Se estableció comunicación personal con gerentes de empresas exportadoras de melón y se revisaron diversas publicaciones sobre el tema. En este artículo se presentan datos sobre el área de siembra, el número de empresas exportadoras, la distribución geográfica del cultivo, el valor de las exportaciones, las exportaciones por país de destino y por tipo de melón a lo largo de varios años. Finalmente, se analizan los desafíos a nivel agronómico, económico, ambiental y logístico para el futuro de la producción de melón en Costa Rica.
Melon production and exports from Costa Rica were studied. Information obtained from different sources (FAO, BCCR, PROCOMER, MAG, CANAPEMS) was analyzed. Personal communications were held with managers of melon export companies, and related publications were reviewed. Data about melon planting area, number of trading companies, geographical distribution of farms, value of exports and their volume per country of destiny and by type of melon along several years is presented. Finally, agronomic, economic, environmental and logistic challenges for the future of melon production in Costa Rica are analyzed.
Melon production and exports from Costa Rica were studied. Information obtained from different sources (FAO, BCCR, PROCOMER, MAG, CANAPEMS) was analyzed. Personal communications were held with managers of melon export companies, and related publications were reviewed. Data about melon planting area, number of trading companies, geographical distribution of farms, value of exports and their volume per country of destiny and by type of melon along several years is presented. Finally, agronomic, economic, environmental and logistic challenges for the future of melon production in Costa Rica are analyzed.
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Melón, Exportación, Producción, Cucumis melo, Costa Rica, Cantaloupe, Melon, Exports, Production, Agronomía
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http://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/1700