Análisis de la política agropecuaria ecuatoriana en el periodo 2015 - 2017 y su impacto en el sector primario de la economía

Abstract

The present investigation deals with an evaluation of the four objectives outlined in the agricultural policy of Ecuador, applied in 2015, 2016 and 2017; through the analysis of macroeconomic indicators such as: poverty rate, GDP, trade balance, employment, agricultural GDP with which they measure and obtain the gaps between the goals proposed in the policy and the achievement of results. The objective of the work is to analyze the action of the policy and its impact on the primary sector of the economy. The methodology used for the analysis is based on the Evaluation Guide to public interventions, proposed by SENPLADES in 2017. The main means of information are economic bulletins shown by the Central Bank, the INEC and the press. The results that stand out from the analysis show that the primary economy of Ecuador is based on the traditional production and export of bananas, coffee and cocoa and that this activity generated an average of 9% of GDP, generating 90% of rural self-employment , caused a surplus in the agricultural balance, however the administrative and economic situations of the country, have not allowed that agricultural policy is applied as manifested by its strategic framework, affecting agroindustrial development; In the same way, the agricultural practice has been discouraged by what a large amount of land has become a grazing area; finally Ecuador has the potential to develop its agricultural industry for the diversity and quality of products.