Characterization of lemon (Citrus aurantifolia) producing farms in Portoviejo, Ecuador

Carlos Oswaldo Valarezo Beltrón; Óscar Guido Caicedo Camposano; Dalton Leonardo Cadena Piedrahita; Luis Antonio Alcívar Torres; Alexander Rodríguez Berrío; Alberto Julca-Otiniano

Authors

  • Carlos Oswaldo Valarezo Beltrón Docente de la Carrera de Administración de Empresas Agropecuarias, Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí, Ecuador. oswaldovalarezobeltron@gmail.com
  • Óscar Guido Caicedo Camposano Docente de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, Ecuador. ocaicedocam@gmail.com.
  • Dalton Leonardo Cadena Piedrahita Docente de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, Ecuador. dcadenapi@gmail.com.
  • Luis Antonio Alcívar Torres Docente de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, Ecuador. alcivarluis@hotmail.com.
  • Alexander Rodríguez Berrío Profesor Principal, Departamento de Entomología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Perú. arodriber@lamolina.edu.pe.
  • Alberto Julca-Otiniano Profesor Principal Departamento Fitotecnia, Coordinador Programa Doctorado de Agricultura Sustentable, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Perú. ajo@lamolina.edu.pe.

Keywords:

Farmers Tipology, poll, discriminate analysis, conglomerate

Abstract

The lemon is a very important crop in the town Portoviejo, (Ecuador) because there is an extensive and concentrated area within it, a large part of the total consumed in Ecuador of this fruit is produced in said area that has scarce updated information on producers who have low yields and poor technological development. In order to characterize the subtle lemon producing farms, a structured survey was applied to 102 producers with sociocultural, economic and ecological variables, being subjected to the discriminant analysis of conglomerates. The lemon producing farms in Portoviejo have different characteristics, from a social, economic and environmental point of view. With the analysis of conglomerates it was established that there are three groups, the most numerous being group 2, which brings together 56% of the farms studied, followed by group 1 (26%) and group 3 (18%). The analysis of variance showed statistical differences between the groups for the variables plantation density, number of commercialization routes, predominant slope, areas of conservation zones, basic services, social integration, technological knowledge-ecological awareness.

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Published

2020-06-29

How to Cite

Valarezo Beltrón, C. O., Caicedo Camposano, Óscar G., Cadena Piedrahita, D. L., Alcívar Torres, L. A., Rodríguez Berrío, A., & Julca-Otiniano, A. (2020). Characterization of lemon (Citrus aurantifolia) producing farms in Portoviejo, Ecuador: Carlos Oswaldo Valarezo Beltrón; Óscar Guido Caicedo Camposano; Dalton Leonardo Cadena Piedrahita; Luis Antonio Alcívar Torres; Alexander Rodríguez Berrío; Alberto Julca-Otiniano. Revista De Investigación E Innovación Agropecuaria Y De Recursos Naturales, 7(1), 88–94. Retrieved from https://riiarn.umsa.bo/index.php/RIIARn/article/view/148

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Socioeconomía agropecuaria

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