Análisis de oportunidades comerciales para el mercado de la papa. Estudio para Colombia y Venezuela en el periodo 2009 y 2017

Abstract

The main objective of the work is to identify the business opportunities for the market of the potato, derived from the commercial relations between Colombia and Venezuela during the period 2007-2019. To carry out the same, a characterization of the potato in the market was carried out national where potato production, area and yield is analyzed at departmental levels and nationally. In the same way an investigation of the production costs was carried out, the calculation of the breakeven point for farmers nationwide, subsequently analyzing the trade relations, verifying the trade balance between Colombia and Venezuela for the 2000 to 2018, this being the main partner as the largest importer of this product. From in the same way, the characterization of the production of Creole potatoes at the departmental level and national as a commercial alternative calculating in the same way the breakeven point, based in fixed and variable costs for a producer of the Cundinamarqués department, finding the main collection places for this variety nationwide with its main regions suppliers in order to determine if it can be a star product for export to potential markets, including a study of a type of new potato, which has just been released And that is high quality recommended.