Producción y exportación de la tilapia roja de la provincia del Guayas período 2014 - 2018.

Abstract

This research analyzed the production of red tilapia in Guayas and evaluated the effect that its production has on economic development and on the improvement of the quality of life of its communities. The methodological approach was mixed through semi-structured interviews with public officials, producers and exporters, at the same time that a survey was applied to 32 residents of La Carmela Parish in Canton Yaguachi, Guayas Province. A t-test was applied for related samples to measure differences in the population's perception in terms of payment of their children's education, income level and consumption level before and after the production of tilapia. The results of the investigation determined that a better distribution of wealth is perceived in associative organizations, where labor is intensive. On the other hand, the results of the hypothesis tests determined that there are significant differences in the perception of income and consumption, but not in terms of the payment of children's education. Tilapia breeding rebounded after the shrimp market fell due to the diseases that affected its production. The conclusions from the approach of the postulated development theories indicate that, although Ecuador has an absolute advantage for agricultural and aquaculture production, the production cost of migrating from a traditional production such as shrimp and rice to a new product does not specialized has a high opportunity cost.