Sociodemographic, economic, agronomic, and cultural aspects of coffee growers in the municipality of Sultepec, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

Abstract

Mexico is among the ten main producers of Arabica coffee, contributing 2.41%. With an area of 586 hectares, the State of Mexico, produces 630 tons of cherry coffee, which places it in 11th place, contributing 0.07% of the production. With the objective of characterizing coffee production in sociodemographic, economic, agronomic, and cultural aspects in the municipality of Sultepec, we used the applied survey technique through an interview questionnaire (n=30). The results showed that 70% of the producers are men, the average age was 50.13 years, and 90.4% have basic education studies. There are 1.72 hectares per coffee grower, old varieties established 23.93 years ago predominate, yields are less than 1.0 t ha-1 in cherry coffee, and the income is below $32,287.47 pesos per year. This reflects a lag in the production of this crop.