Characterization of eggplant producers in the Caribbean region of Colombia: socio-economic aspects and local production technology

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dc.creatorEnder Manuel Correa-Álvarez
dc.creatorAntonio María Martínez-Reina
dc.creatorAlfonso Rafael Orozco-Guerrero
dc.creatorGabriel Ernesto Silva-Acosta
dc.creatorLilibet Tordecilla-Zumaqué
dc.creatorMaría del Valle Rodríguez-Pinto
dc.creatorLiliana María Grandett-Martínez
dc.creatorCarina Cecilia Cordero-Cordero
dc.creatorJorge Luis Romero-Ferrer
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:44:52Z
dc.descriptionEggplant represents one of the most widely accepted vegetables in the Colombian Caribbean region due to its cultural and socio-economic importance. In this region, 585 ha were cultivated with a production of 4,298 t, in 2018, grouping 900 growers and representing 93% of the national production. However, despite its representativeness, no characterization studies of the species are evidenced. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reveal the socioeconomic, productive, and technological aspects linked to eggplant cultivation in productive areas from the Colombian Caribbean region. In that order, structured surveys were designed and applied. The information was analyzed through multivariate statistical methods, such as Gower's distance and Ward's hierarchical agglomerative clustering method. In general, the results revealed a low-medium technological level associated with eggplant production in this region of Colombia. Of the five groups identified, the highest level of schooling was found in groups GIV and Gv, which also obtained the highest yields with 35 t ha-1 and 32 t ha-1, respectively. Sowings predominate in the month of April; this activity is related to the occurrence of precipitation in this period and the general lack of irrigation technologies by growers.
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dc.identifier0120-9965
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dc.identifier10.15446/agron.colomb.v38n1.80706
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/422591
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad Nacional de Colombia
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1803
dc.rightsAgronomía Colombiana
dc.sourceAgronomía Colombiana (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.38
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleCharacterization of eggplant producers in the Caribbean region of Colombia: socio-economic aspects and local production technology
dc.typeartículo científico

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