Abstract

MERCADO, Waldemar. Institutional economy of the quinoa productive chain in Junin, Peru. Scientia Agropecuaria [online]. 2018, vol.9, n.3, pp.329-342. ISSN 2077-9917.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17268/sci.agropecu.2018.03.04.

The aim of this research was to analyze the structure and institutionality of the supply chain of quinoa in the region of Junin, in order to determine its competitiveness, identify governors and possible alliances between actors. This study was made in four provinces where 399 surveys by sampling were applied; interviews and a workshop with the supply chain actors were also performed. According to two-stage cluster method applied to the quinoa producer classification, in Junin 80% of quinoa producers were small and the differentiation was due to the productive and technological variables. The supply chain of quinoa is made up of formal and informal actors, resulting uncompetitive, and the most influence actors were the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Regional Government, and local governments. According to the structural analysis, the possible alliances by primary objectives for each actor would be initially between organized producers with regional institutions. It is concluded that the supply chain of quinoa has a weak organization and fragile institutionality that obstruct the interrelation between its actors.

Keywords : productive chain; quinoa; institutionalization; grouping; prospective.

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