La eficiencia como motor de crecimiento y desarrollo en el sector agropecuario en productos como la papa y ganadería, de Pichincha, 2021 - 2023

Abstract

Abstract: This paper carried out an analysis of agricultural production of potatoes and cattle in Pichincha for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 targeting efficiency as a development factor. Trends and challenges were ascertained from data on planted area, production and yield, employment and livestock indices. Total potato production witnessed steady area expansion, which has not in turn been matched by total production and yields. This, of course, indicates problems with the production line and areas of possible suboptimal performance and waste. Same applies to the livestock sector, where there was a decline in the number and their percentage to total national herds. Opportunities for development considered were pest/disease control, development of sustainable technology, producers education, and physical infrastructure. The necessity of the efficiency as the primary factor to support economic growth and improvement of the quality of life as well as to achieve the sustainable development of the agricultural field was discussed. Among the suggestions it made it called for training programs, partnerships, crafting of public policies that foster efficiency, identifying factors contributing to declining production, the elaboration of the value chain, and investment in infrastructure and technology.