Socio-economic development of cocoa products. Approach from the systemic approach

Abstract

The cultivation of cocoa is one of the items with the greatest economic contribution to the Ecuadorian State, in addition to making the country one of the largest cocoa producers in Latin America. In addition to this, the cocoa activity is fundamental in the local development of the Borbon parish of the Eloy Alfaro Canton, a generator of employment, food and ways of life for its inhabitants. The purpose of this research is to analyze the socioeconomic development in cocoa producers under a sustainable approach. The methodology is inserted in the quantitative paradigm, with a descriptive investigation. The population studied was 94 cocoa producers from the Borbon parish. The technique for collecting the information used was the survey. The results obtained allowed to establish that cocoa producers need to be educated in priority areas, such as productive training, agricultural production techniques, agricultural financial education and financial stability, since they are essential to promote the development of the activity and achieve that cocoa productivity is sustainable over time. Likewise, the different meetings with the producers were generating positive changes that allowed the achievement of the objectives set, reaching a greater scientific, technological and financial knowledge.