Propuesta de un centro de acopio logístico agrícola en el cantón Alausí, provincia de Chimborazo, año 2020

Abstract

The objective of this degree work was to develop a proposal for an agricultural logistic storage center in Alausí, Chimborazo province, in the year 2020, to improve the mobility of the city of Alausí and the way of trade of the producers. To learn about the agricultural trade area, an observation sheet was used to obtain data on the current mobility conditions for pedestrians and vehicles on the roads surrounding the wholesale market, surveys were also applied to both consumers and producers in the canton, compiling relevant information for the development of the proposal. Forty-two percent of Alausí's producers are dedicated to potato cultivation, the second product with the largest supply is barley, which represents 25%, the producers surveyed choose to sell their products in the future in a storage center that guarantees them transportation facilities and a fair price according to the quality of their production, on the other hand, the most demanded foodstuffs for human consumption are potatoes, barley and corn (46%, 22%, and 17%, respectively), while the current space for the commercialization of products puts pedestrian safety at risk by using the sidewalks for their sale. It is recommended that the Decentralized Autonomous Government of Alausí consider this research work to improve pedestrian-vehicular mobility and facilitate trade conditions for producers.