Agricultural productivity in the northern area of the province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Resumen

In the context of Ecuador's economic and social development, the
agricultural sector plays a fundamental role, and currently presents
different challenges in terms of increasing productivity, so the
purpose of this research is to analyze the factors that influence
agricultural productivity in the northern area of the Province of
Esmeraldas. It was conducted under the quantitative approach, with
a descriptive type of research, the target population of the study were
the producers of Eloy Alfaro Canton, located in Borbón, La Tola and
other parishes, for which a sample of one hundred producers was
considered. The data collection technique was the survey, whose
instrument consists of a questionnaire with a Likert-type scale, the
data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, with the calculation of
the relative percentage frequency. As a result of the measurements
made in terms of the economic dimension, it was found that most
producers do not invest in crop maintenance and livestock activities,
which results in risky production conditions; while, in the knowledge
dimension, producers do not invest in maintenance or in innovation
and technology, do not know processes and techniques to develop
agricultural activities, do not have the organization and control of the 

processes they carry out, and therefore require training and technical
assistance to increase productivity and be competitive in the market.