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Become a supplier
If you have either a business of agricultural products' supply and sales, or technical consultant's office for growers, you cannot overlook this opportunity to get into the cultivation which has been the most successful one in the last decade.
The Maradol papaya is the crop which has recently been the most developed in tropical and subtropical zones because papaya has become a necessary fruit for consumers who prefer its flavor, nutritional values and health benefits.
In Mexico, the demand for this fruit exceeds the supply and the consumption is growing in markets such as The United States, Europe and Japan.
The papaya producer's profile is someone with innovative ideas and entrepreneurial direction towards agricultural production.
Semillas del Caribe's management of products and services gets growers involved into the productive cycle of this fruit which permits them to promote all their products.
The economic importance of this fruit can be analyzed by checking these figures:
| Concept |
Cost (Mexican pesos) |
% Total |
| Seed | $ 2,100.00 | 2 % |
| Weed control | $ 3,100.00 | 3 % |
| Phyto-sanitary control | $ 24,987.00 | 24 % |
| Fertilization | $ 26,244.00 | 25 % |
| Products for harvest | $ 7,400.00 | 7 % |
| Total of products | $ 63,831.00 | 61 % |
| Total cost per hectare | $ 105,548.50 | 100 % |
Note:
These figures are quoted based on the production cost of a Maradol papaya hectare in average conditions in Mexico according to February 2000 prices. They can vary with regional conditions and technological levels.
This is an intensive growing which needs technical support, disease and pest control and good nutritional management. Thus, growers need advice about some products during all cycle.Do not let this opportunity slip away, become a licensed supplier of Semillas del Caribe, the experts on papaya growing.
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