Abstract

MENDOZA AVILES, Henry Emilio; BETANCOURT VERA, Angélica Selena  and  MURILLO ERAZO, Franchesca Yuliana. Productive factors that affect the economic and commercial development of the "Asociación de cangrejeros 6 de julio" in the gulf of Guayaquil. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.2, pp.387-394.  Epub June 02, 2019. ISSN 2218-3620.

ABSTRACT

The mangroves in Ecuador have a great ecological and socio-economic importance for the development of the riverine communities, these ecosystems are threatened abruptly by the urban expansion, the aquaculture industry and over exploitation of their resources causing a deficit in the habitual use of their productive factors, consequently the Ministry of Environment implemented the Agreement for Sustainable Use and Mangrove Custody, with the purpose of involving users and communities adjacent to the integral and responsible management of their resources, for which the productive factors that affect the economic and commercial development of the mangrove concession of the "Asociacion de Cangrejeros 6 de Julio" located within the Naranjal canton in the Gulf of Guayaquil, for the investigation a population sample of 110 members was determined, to which a instrument of qualimetric evaluation, in addition interviewed specialists and professionals in the study area, with which the following results were determined: in the economic activities the crabbers represent 105 people, fisherman with 24 people, shrimp with 2 people, farmer with 8 people and others with 1 people, with others understands traders or another activity that performs; existing problems in the association is verified that 34% belongs to insecurity followed by 29% for lack of health, the lowest social problem with 3% corresponds to the supply of provisions.

Keywords : Mangroves; communities; integral management; productive factors; economic development.

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