Mercados de productos orgánicos ¿Tienen futuro en el Ecuador?

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of this work was to analyze the product market organic, due to its great relevance and positive implications for people's health and in order to know if they have a future in Ecuador. For this, an investigation was carried out documentary bibliographic type - descriptive with a qualitative approach, through which investigated the market for organic products at an international and national level, the organic certification and the policies implemented in Ecuador for the promotion of this type of products. The main results of this research were that the Sustainable production of organic food in Ecuador has become a priority for the country, since it seeks to reconcile economic development with environmental conservation environment and the protection of natural resources. Likewise, in Ecuador it has established a solid Organic Production Control System in which Agrocalidad, the Ecuadorian SAE Accreditation and accredited certification bodies are responsible for monitor compliance with regulations. Finally, it is important to highlight that Ecuador has registered a total of 2253 varieties of organic products that are grown, processed, exported and marketed nationally and internationally. Arriving at the conclusion that the bibliographic review allowed us to identify the sales volume, the area of production, the number of producers and the organic products that are grown and They market globally and nationally.