Análisis del cultivo de Theobroma cacao en el cantón Balao de la provincia del Guayas y su influencia en el desarrollo local : caso Agrícola La Gardenia S.A. periodo 2015 – 2017.

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to describe the primary productive process of Theobroma Cacao, to analyze the incidence generated by the international price quoted on the NYSE stock exchange (reference Ghana) in the determining factors of the social, economic and sustainable development of the Balao Canton of the Province of Guayas according to the case of the Company Agrícola La Gardenia S.A. The case of the company Agricola La Gardenia S.A. was taken as a reference dedicated to the exploitation and commercialization of cocoa in dry grain per quintal, since it has a significant sample of 240.5 hectares in production that represents 1.73% of the total area cultivated by Theobroma Cacao in the canton of Balao de la Province of Guayas, with an average age of culture of approximately 14,2 years. It is essential in the present investigation to identify the value chain of the Theobroma Cacao crop, since it will be possible to have a clear reference of the business productive system of the cocoa farm in Ecuador, where yield and productivity are fundamental to continue operating. It will also analyze the economic punishment that the intermediary generates to the national producer at the time of selling his product to the different buyers of dry cocoa in Ecuador (intermediation), and in turn we will determine if the exploitation at the business level of the Theobroma Cacao crop is profitable analyzing the income statement of the company Agricola La Gardenia S.A.