La producción, comercialización de cacao y el desarrollo económico de la parroquia La Esmeralda – cantón Montalvo, 2016

Abstract

The research work is aimed at studying low cocoa production and economic development in La Esmeralda Parish to measure the level of compliance in the use of factors of production; As they are not used optimally, the use of inappropriate technologies and the lack of training and technical assistance to farmers engaged in cocoa production have all led to low income for cocoa producers, giving way to limited economic development Of their families and therefore of their parish. The study population consisted of the 251 cocoa farmers, with which the field research was carried out, concluding that production is low due to the greater use of the factors of production, causing a poor production and loss of quality product. An improvement plan in the production process will provide a solution to this problem to generate a change in the current level of production through the optimization of resources, and a technical assistance, this will serve as a model to follow through permanent assistance, a Good cocoa production along with proper marketing of the product will help the families of La Esmeralda parish achieve an acceptable level of economic development.