Determinantes de la producción de miel de abeja Apis melífera en la provincia de Loja, 2017

Abstract

Abstract:The purpose of this research is to contribute to the understanding of the factors that influence the production of honey from the Apis Melífera bee in the province of Loja. For this, the database of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) on 314 beekeepers identified in 14cantons of the province was used. Using descriptive statistics, it was found that the largest number of beekeepers are concentrated in the Zapotillo canton, mostof the people who engage in this activity are male and their main activity is agriculture. In addition, an econometric model of ordinary least squares (OLS) was applied, whose results explain by 52% (ra2=0,52)the relationship between honey production and crop diversification, gender, marketing, total household members working in beekeeping and access to credit.