The Agribusiness of “Papa Criolla” in Colombia: Current Status and Challenges of its Development

Abstract

This article analyzes the agro-industry of “papa criolla” (Solanum phureja or baby yellow potato) in Colombia, from the point of view of systems theory, that is, understanding agribusiness as a link or a part of a larger system called “productive chain”. As an element of this system, Agribusiness must interact in a coordinated and efficient way with the other links that make up the system in order to carry out its own activities. Therefore, only the systems approach can develop a diagnosis of the current situation of this agro-idustry in order to identify the potential challenges for its future development.