Análisis socioeconómico de los agricultores del sector arrocero de la parroquia Limonal del cantón Daule al 2021.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to describe the socioeconomic situation of rice farmers living in the Limonal parish of Daule Canton in the year 2021. For this purpose, a descriptive research method was applied. A result analysis is developed with data from secondary sources of official media such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and complementary information collected through interviews with producers of the rice agricultural sector of the Limonal parish. The theoretical framework explores theories of socioeconomic development, as well as production, production factors, rice production processes, agricultural development policy. The main conclusion is that the rice sector is of great importance for the development of the Limonal parish of the Daule canton, however, it is affected by weather conditions, market conditions in the continuous drop in prices that do not allow profitability for the farmer, in addition to the lack of clear public policies that are effective for the sector. It is proposed that the government get closer to the reality of farmers, provide them with credit, training, technical advice, facilitate the technification of the production process, minimize environmental risks, in short, take care of the welfare situation of the population involved in this productive sector.