Análisis descriptivo de las exportaciones de cacao ecuatoriano y los factores que caracterizan la competitividad del sector cacaotero en el cantón San Francisco de Pueblo Viejo; período 2015-2019.

Abstract

This research presents a descriptive analysis of Ecuadorian cocoa exports and the factors that characterize the competitiveness of the cocoa sector, focusing on the city of San Francisco de Pueblo Viejo within a 5-year period between 2015 and 2019. The investigation is of a non-experimental type of longitudinal cut whose approach is qualitative and quantitative, its scope is descriptive and explanatory. The highest production is concentrated in the coastal region in the provinces of Los Ríos, Guayas and in the Amazon region the province of Sucumbíos, Orellana and Napo. The results indicated that exports have been increasing annually whose turning point according to the chosen sample occurred in 2017 thanks to the development of new genotypes. The producers of the city of San Francisco de Pueblo Viejo, showed a mixture of traditional and sustainable agricultural practices based on their experience and expertise, however they present a low level of knowledge of waste management and little organizational structure, in addition most of the producers of this locality have little access to financing through private banks and second-tier banks. These reports attribute to pointing out that it is one of the least competitive cities in the province of Los Ríos, a region that at the national level is one of the main producers of cocoa beans thanks to cities such as Babahoyo, Mocache, Valencia Ventanas and Baba, main producers of this province (MAG, 2017).