Diagnóstico de cadenas de valor del Copal (Dacryodes peruviana) para el fortalecimiento de beneficiarios colectivos de la Asociación de Centros Shuar Tayunts perteneciente al programa socio bosque en Zamora Chinchipe

Abstract

Abstract: The use, management and exploitation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) can become an alternative and even a source of income for Amazonian communities. In this context, the present work had the general objective of diagnosing the value chain of Copal (Dacryodes peruviana) for the strengthening of collective beneficiaries of the Association of Shuar Tayunts Centers (ACST) belonging to the socio-forest program in Zamora Chinchipe. For which an exploratory-descriptive analysis methodology was used and for the collection of information, interviews were carried out with the ACST partners. Obtaining as a result the description of the value chain based on the primary activities of harvesting, transformation and marketing operations and support activities. Likewise, a proposal of economic and non-economic instruments was designed based on the administrative governance model that supports the development of an exploitation proposal based on the extraction of essential oil and its derivatives, as an option of friendly biocommerce with the environment. environment and whose profitability exceeded 250%.