Sostenibilidad ambiental del proceso de producción de rosas en la provincia de Cotopaxi.

Abstract

The flower industry has developed for decades in the country and is recognized for its quality. To maintain this quality, flower growers use agrochemicals in order to promote growth and control diseases; however, this type of fertilizers and pesticides contain compounds that can affect the characteristics of the soil, water, and air, and cause effects in those who handle them. This research focuses on knowing the detail of the chemicals that are used in the floricultures located in the province of Cotopaxi through the study of the materials, processes or techniques used throughout the production and cultivation of a group of 3 farms of roses used as a representative sample to recognize the consequences of the use of these substances in the environment and the employees who are exposed to them, in order to determine their sustainability, and suggest more sustainable alternatives, but viable to replace their use in the rose crops.