Incidencia de la producción agropecuaria en el desarrollo económico del cantón Atahualpa, provincia de El Oro. Período 2019-2020

Abstract

Abstract: In the present degree work, it aims to determine the incidence of agricultural production in the economic development of the Atahualpa canton, El Oro province, during the 2019-2020 period. The research is descriptive-exploratory, with a qualitative and quantitative approach that allows the collection and analysis of primary and secondary data, which establish an association between the study variables. The application of a survey to the agricultural producers of the canton allows specifying the possible factors that limit the development of the sector, to propose sustainable strategies that improve production, interviews were conducted with professionals in the sector. As a result, it was observed that the agricultural sector partially affects the economic development of the Atahualpa canton, with the livestock sector having the greatest weight in the study period. Likewise, it was found that among the factors that limit production, the lack of modernization and economic support by government entities stand out, where possible strategies for sustainable production have been implemented.