Competitividad de empresas apícolas familiares en el Estado de Morelos y Cd. de México, México
Competitiveness of Family Apiculture Farms in the State of Morelos and Cd. de Mexico, Mexico

Summary/Abstract: In Mexico, beekeeping stands out as an economic, socially relevant activity, besides being an important source of foreign currency, it generates employment and income for a large number of family farms. Various health, environmental and social problems have reduced their productivity, and with it their profitability and competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the competitiveness of family beekeeping and the factors that determine it in two of the main producing states of Mexico. The field information was collected using panels of producers, which was processed to determine income, costs, profitability and competitiveness, based on the methodology proposed by the AAA Task Force. The base year of the study is 2015. The results are indicative of the situation faced by family farms, with similar characteristics, located in the study area. The sale price of honey bee covers production costs and generates a surplus that allows the activity to be competitive in the market, however, these are not enough to cover the cash needs of the producer and his family, so it is performed as a complementary activity, which limits its development.

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