Caracterización de fincas arroceras en sistemas de producción bajo riego, en el cantón Daule

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in the province of Guayas in the Daule canton, with the objective of characterizing and classifying farms producing rice (Oryza sativa L). We worked with a total population of 5,893 UPAS (Agricultural Production Unit), from which a sample of 37 farms was extracted. A geospatial analysis of the study area was carried out, based on satellite maps, to define the district boundary, its biophysical characteristics, also identifying the geographic location of the studied farms. To carry out the study, surveys and interviews were used, which include technical, socio-economic, productive and environmental aspects of the farms, from a quantitative and qualitative point of view. The results express the characteristics of the production system that allow classifying and classifying the production systems of rice farms in the sector. The conglomerate analysis by Ward's method and a Euclidean distance of 130, grouped the farms in three production systems represented in three clusters: the first (red) corresponds to the segment of producers with a developed production system (SPD), 2 (blue) with the medium-developed production system (SPMD) and the third (yellow) that groups the basic production system (SPB). This research showed that rice production is the most important activity for this sector, but it is not the only one, since it is complemented by agricultural production mostly used for self-consumption.