Descripción de la cadena de valor de Caesalpinia spinosa (mol.) o. kuntz (guarango) en el cantón Guano provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

This research was to describe the value chain of Caesalpinia spinosa in the Guano City, Province of Chimborazo, using a descriptive, analytical, and mixed methodology. Surveys and interviews were used to obtain data, methods and techniques in order to aim at the actors involved in the value chain. Where the main existing problems could be determined, starting in production where there is a low number of pods produced, little interest on the part of producers in training and caring for their trees, followed by collectors who have little interest in establishing their own production. It was identified that in the organizations there is a perceived lack of interest in contributing to better development, finally the commercialization highlighted the little capacity to satisfy international demand and the little perception in the reality faced by producers and collectors. In conclusion, potential problems were perceived throughout the Guarango value chain and to address them, an improvement proposal was implemented which contributes to the optimization and improvement of the Guarango value chain in the Guano City.