Added value of pariah type cheese in the lake zone of the Titicaca basin

Abstract

This article analyzes the added value (VA) generated in four plants in the lake area of ​​the Titicaca basin in Peru. For this, three links were determined with their corresponding chains and restrictions: provision of food for cattle, raising dairy cows and manufacturing cheese. The market price was considered equivalent to the gross production value (GPV) of the final product and intermediate products. The VA, in each link of the chain, was disaggregated into labor, capital, land, taxes and producer surplus; and, intermediate consumption (IC) was detailed according to origin: national (N) and imported (M). The VA, per kilogram of final cheese product, at April 2020 prices, was determined at 10.68 nuevos soles in Ácora, 9.30 in Platería, 11.51 in Huata and 10.31 in Taraco; that the magnitude of the VA is conditioned by the placement price of the final product, and this in turn is limited by the income, willingness to pay (WTP), tastes and preferences of the consumer in the usual local market niches; and that, more than 84.5% of the VA is carried out at the local level.