Producción y comercialización de maíz en Pindal

Abstract

Loja is the fourth largest corn producing province of Ecuador. This production represents 8% of the overall maize production. Among the major producers, Pindal is known as the "capital of maize in Ecuador." This industry is a source of business opportunities, not only for those directly involved in the process of production and marketing, because it consider indirect actors too. For this reason, this thesis develops a study which identifies the particular features of the production and marketing of the corn sector in the canton of Pindal. This work is based on the characterization of the supply and demand internationally, nationally and locally through secondary data and primary data obtained through the use of surveys applied to the producers of Pindal. It was determined that corn production will increase, and it is expected that this activity will be maintained over time, even though income is somewhat limited, due to an unfavorable marketing process.