Incidencia del cambio climático en la producción de arroz en la zona costera del Ecuador periodo 2009 - 2019.

Abstract

The present study is proposed with the purpose of analyzing the incidence of Climate Change in rice production in the Ecuadorian coastal area, period 2009-2019, since this factor is directly related to what is happening in various production systems in the Ecuador, for example, the current problem related to rainfall, has caused a great impact on rice crops, which, among other reasons, has incited a proliferation of pests on this input, generating economic losses to farmers. For this reason, interviews were established with members of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI), the Corporation of Rice Industries of Ecuador (CORPCOM) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Ecuador; in addition to raising surveys specifically directed at small, medium and large farmers in the Ecuadorian coastal zone; in addition to a bibliographic review of documents coming from INAMHI to know the level of rainfall and temperature rise (droughts), and documents from CORPCOM to visualize the peaks and falls of rice production during the 2009-2019 period. Concluding that Climate Change is a detrimental factor for the rice sector and the Food Security of the population, since due to the effects of crops, it is necessary that all farmers and those involved in production, the government and consumers, adapt your agro-ecosystem to the categories of analysis of weather patterns.