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Cultivos Tropicales
versão impressa ISSN 0258-5936versão On-line ISSN 1819-4087
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CHOEZ-QUIROZ, Victor I.; PAZ, Orestes Cruz-La e VALDES-CARMENATE, Ramiro. Sociocultural diagnosis of soy cultivation in San Juan de Pueblo Viejo, Ecuador. cultrop [online]. 2017, vol.38, n.3, pp.81-85. ISSN 0258-5936.
In Ecuador, soybean (Glycine max L.) production represents an important item in the agricultural sector linked to this activity; it is grown both on the coast and in the mountains. The objective of this work was to identify the level of current knowledge of the producers in the management of soybean cultivation and their perception about technological innovations in Pueblo Viejo municipality. Establishing a baseline with respect to the adjustments that would be necessary for the improvement of the yields of the plantation. For this study, spaces were created to disseminate the findings in the crop management process, training spaces were opened, surveys were carried out and a socialization workshop was developed. The study sample consisted of 20 soybean producers from the study area. The main results showed that the educational level is between secondary and higher level, the largest number of producers were male, more than half of the respondents were owners of the farms, 70 % of the producers live within their properties, the variety used for planting is transgenic and in the socialization workshop the lack of technological knowledge of the crop was identified by the producers
Palavras-chave : farmers; Glycine max L; yield; technology.