Abstract

CASTILLO-REINA, Miguel Ángel; PEREZ MARTINEZ, Rosa Nely  and  RUIZ ROSAS, Iván David. Yellow pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) in Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia. A social capital approach in a producer organisation. Acta Agron. [online]. 2022, vol.71, n.4, pp.333-341.  Epub Apr 05, 2024. ISSN 0120-2812.  https://doi.org/10.15446/acag.v71n4.100152.

Yellow pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) has become an alternative for agricultural production in several municipalities of the province of Lengupá, in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, with an expanding and consolidating international market due to its status as an exotic fruit. This paper presents the results of a mixed methods research conducted with producers affiliated with the PITAFCOL organization in the municipality of Miraflores. The characteristics of the fruit and its market were described, and the socioeconomic conditions of the members of the association, as well as their attitudes of trust, reciprocity, and solidarity under the perspective of social capital (bonding type) were characterized. The conclusions point to the need to strengthen the trust within the organization for its consolidation, improve the organizational practices and seek new allies for processing the fruit to generate added value to the product, as well as alternative economic activities.

Keywords : Selenicereus megalanthus; agribusiness; associativity; social capital; rural economics; social organization.

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