Revista Mexicana Ciencias Agrícolas volume 11 number 3 April 01 - May 15, 2020 Article Production and marketing of mamey in Alpoyeca, Guerrero: opinion of producers Eduardo Laínez-Loyo1 José Isabel Olvera-Hernández2§ Juan de Dios Guerrero-Rodríguez2 Ernesto Aceves-Ruiz2 Norma Marcela Álvarez-Calderón2 Juan Manuel Andrade-Navia3 1University of Technology of Acapulco. Av. Comandante Bouganville lot 5, Col. Lomas de Costa Azul, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. CP. 39830. (
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[email protected]. Abstract Mexico is the main producer of mamey (Pouteria sapota) in the world; however, it is perceived that the production and commercialization of the fruit is affected by various biological, technical and socioeconomic factors that negatively impact the development of the production chain. To have direct evidence of the case, in 2017, mamey producers from the municipality of Alpoyeca, Guerrero were interviewed, aiming to know and analyze their opinion of the problem for production and marketing. Fifty mamey producers were interviewed and the information was collected through a questionnaire. The factors that affect the production and commercialization of mamey were grouped into biological, technical and socioeconomic. Biologics are related to the presence of pests and diseases that drastically affect the useful life of plants and fruit. The declared technical problems were aging plants, poor management of the orchard that affects production, health and quality of the fruit.