Resumen

RIVERO HERRADA, Marisol; MATUTE MATUTE, Leonardo Gonzalo  y  GUAMAN SARANGO, Víctor Manuel. Demand of a Mastery in Agronomy of the State Technical University of Quevedo, Ecuador. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.5, pp. 19-24.  Epub 02-Dic-2019. ISSN 2218-3620.

The mastery program proposed by the State Technical University of Quevedo will contribute to train professionals with a scientific and humanistic vision, framed within the theoretical perspective set out in the objectives of the National Development Plan 2017-2021 - An entire life and the current zonal agenda 5 in Ecuador. The statistical analysis of the results showed that the suggested program has a high degree of acceptance among the professionals surveyed. A 58.2% of the professionals involved are between 31 and 40 years old, 46.6% of the professionals surveyed have a professional degree in Agronomic Engineering. Likewise, the respondents stated that they work in the areas of Production and Advisory and / or Technical Assistance, each with 19.2%. A majority of the professionals showed interest in the topics of Sustainable Soil Management and Conservation, Plant Pest and Disease Management in both Annual and Perennial Crops, with 63.0% and 52.7%, respectively. There is a high demand for the master degree program proposed among the respondents. Out of a population of 1,600 professionals from the Zonal Region 5, 320 may be willing to take part of the master program in the State Technical University of Quevedo in Ecuador.

Palabras clave : Professionals; academic offer; scientific development.

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