PROJECTS
2006 Presentations
Report
- Rosalba Haydeé Aragáez Huante
- Brian Carlisle
Report:
Estudio de Factibilidad
Instrucciones de uso del Auxiliar para la Contabilidad de Miel Jalisco
Instrucciones para Modificar la Página Web de Miel Jalisco
Proceso para Exportar
Auxiliar para la Contabilidad de Miel Jalisco
- Circe Santos Curiel
- Brian Carlisle
- Ana Christina Plascencia Contreras
- Damian Rosales Manjarrez
- Michael Delaney
Report
- Gabriela Navarro Contreras
- José Luis Rojas Cervantes
- Esther Louise Daza
- Paulina María Villegas Vidrio
- Naoimi Lundman
Project Profiles - 2005 Summer Internship
Training and Development of Management Skills for Entrepreneurs of Small Agricultural Business Units - Guadalajara, Mexico
1. Citricos Selectos San Martín
- This company produces seedless Persian lime (yellow lemon). It is located in San Martín Hidalgo, in the state of Jalisco.
- Incorporated as a rural production business (limited liability) with 10 business members. Its legal representative is Patricia de la Peña Rubio.
- This company directly generates 32 jobs, and 130 indirectly. Its market is split into 15% domestic and 85% for exports to the USA.
- Its marketing practices are shaped by production agreements made during the crop production cycle. The production is delivered on consignment under commercial credit terms of one-month commercial credit. Expectations about the future conditions of the market affect their decisions for their next production season.
- They have participated in international trade shows on agriculture.
- They have been incorporating improvements in their productivity such as introducing "irrigation by dripping." They have packaging facilities and are introducing refrigerated storage chambers for their product. They are trying to improve their packing & handling practices for their export market.
- They are interested in participating in the TIES project to improve their operations and increase their access to major international markets. They are willing to collaborate and support the student teams with what the teams need to accomplish their tasks.
2. Rancho La Capilla
- This organization produces jalapeño pepper, zucchini, cucumber and Hungarian pepper. It is located in the road to Portezuelo, Ameca, in the state of Jalisco.
- It is an organization formed by 5 partners. Its legal representative is Luis López.
- They directly employ 15 people, and indirectly provide jobs for 50 more. They sell all their production to the local municipal market, with the exception of the Hungarian pepper that they sell to the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico.
- For the commercialization of its products they rely on sales at harvest time, without previous agreements with the buyers. In the case of Hungarian pepper they enter into sales agreement at the beginning of the production cycle. They grant seven days commercial credit for their sales. Currently their decisions regarding the next production season are not based on the market behavior or development. Anecdotally they say that "every season their business is at risk."
- In 2002 they had a first experience in the export market, but they were defrauded by the foreign buyer.
- They have been incorporating improvements in their productivity by introducing "irrigation by dripping," bubble plastic covers and greenhouse production. They do not have packing and handling facilities, neither refrigeration chambers nor refrigerated transportation for their products.
- They are eager to participate in the program to reach the export market, and they are willing to support the teams with housing and meals.
3. Gilberto Guerrero
- Gilberto is a grower of chili pepper of different varieties including Poblano, Anaheim and Bell and also grows tomatillo (small green tomato). He is located in the community of El Limon, part of the town of Ameca in the State of Jalisco.
- He is a local producer operating in a rural property shared with five other partners.
- His business generates 35 jobs directly, and it provides indirect employment to 80 more.
- Currently the business places 80% of its production at the City of Guadalajara's public farmer's market and the other 20% in the main market of Mexico City.
- Sales are made directly at harvest time with no previous sales arrangements with the distributors. All sales are on cash and no credit sales are currently entertained. He doesn't sell his products on credit.
- His decisions about the next production period are not based on market information. Instead, his production decisions are based on the resources he would have available before the start of the planting season.
- He has not exported his vegetable crops in spite of having participated in national commercial shows of fresh produce that are recognized internationally.
- He has improved his production techniques using new irrigation systems and plastic coverage of planted crops. He is planning to invest in greenhouses.
- He does not have any packing facilities nor refrigeration systems for the handling and transportation of the products.
- He is interested in participating in this program with the goal of starting exporting, and he is looking for advice regarding his investment project of a new greenhouse facility.
- He is willing to provide any help and information that the internship working teams might need.
4. Casimiro Zarate
- Casimiro is a grower of chili pepper of different varieties including Poblano, Anahaim and Bell. His farm is located in the community of El Limon, part of the town of Ameca in the State of Jalisco.
- This small agricultural producer works his plot in communal land shared with five other partners.
- His business directly generates 20 jobs and provides indirect employment to 50 more people.
- His production is distributed mainly at Guadalajara's Food and Vegetable Main Market.
- His sales are not pre-planned and are based on the crops obtained at harvest time without any previous agreement with his buyers.
- He doesn't sell his products on credit.
- His decisions about the next production period are not based on market information. Instead he maps his production plan according to the means of production available at the moment.
- He has not exported his crops.
- He has improved his production techniques using new systems for irrigation and farming, including plastic coverage for planted fields.
- He is interested in participating in this program with the goal of producing for exports, and he is also looking for advice on a greenhouse's investment project.
- He will cooperate with the internship teams and provide information to the student working teams.
5. Agrícola Valles
- This is an agricultural unit located in the town of San Ignacio, in the municipality of Ameca in the State of Jalisco. It specializes in growing watermelon, cucumber, onions and Anaheim chili pepper.
- It has operated as a private company for less that 5 years and its manager is Luis Arturo Meza Andalón.
- The business employs 15 people and indirectly benefits the creation of 50 more jobs in the area.
- Its production is being distributed at the Guadalajara's Food Terminal (cucumber and onion), Mexico City's Food Terminal (watermelon) and Chihuahua's Wholesale Market (Anaheim chili pepper).
- Its production and sales patterns are based on promises of purchases made by its customers at the beginning of the production cycle.
- They don't sell on credit.
- Their decisions about the next production cycle are not based on market analysis. Because they have no formal production plans, anecdotally they say that "we bet on our future all the time."
- Their production has been improved by using better irrigation techniques and greenhouse production. They have started tests to engage in organic farming.
- Attending to suggestions received from their customers they have plans for improving their physical facilities. Currently they don't have any packing facilities or refrigeration equipment.
- Their main interest as part of this program is to develop a project in order to export to the US market.
- They are willing to support the working team with food and housing if needed.
This site will be updated to report on projects as they get under way.
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