Feasibility of the organic agriculture using techniques and processes as phytosanitary management and maintenance of a crop lemon tree at Cerco de Piedra farm in Villavieja, Huila

Abstract

      This research seeks to determine the viability and feasibility of the organic lemon cultivation project in the Cerco de Piedra farm, municipality of Villavieja-Huila. For this, the essential processes that must be taken into account in the implementation were determined; the regional productivity was diagnosed by purchasing the agricultural models of different citrus growers with their models and technical, economic, financial, environmental studies were conducted to establish the scope, projectionsimpacts that this may have, in addition, a proposal was made to determine the feasibility and viability of the project.

In the development of this research, matrices, interviews, computer graphics, projections, balance sheets, cost-benefit ratios, SWOTother tools were developed to collect the necessary information to make a propose on citrus production models in the municipality of Villavieja.

Organic agriculture represents a transformative element for agricultural productivity in the municipality; production models focused on chemical fertilizers reduce the productive life of crops and are unsustainable in the long term. The dynamics carried out within the Cerco de Piedra farm reflect the benefits of organic production, pesticide-free, exportable products, stable and abundant production, short-term returns on investment, substitution of inputs, reduction of environmental impacts, conservation of ecosystems are some of the benefits that stand out.

The result of the proposal determined that the viability and feasibility of the project are positive, since during implementation, the agricultural production model was efficient and effective for planting and maintaining the crop. The established trees are highly productive, comparable to conventional production, and the quality of the fruit that is generated encourages the expansion of markets to generate added value since it is an organic, nutritious, healthy product.