Elaboración de un plan de desarrollo sustentable para el fortalecimiento del proyecto de producción caprina en la comunidad El Guzo, cantón Penipe, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

At the community Guzo Penipe Canton province of Chimborazo, a plan of sustainable development for strengthening the goat project executed in this community by the Decentralized Government of the canton Penipe in 2012 as a social support in the presence of high incidence of bone problems in the population. The gathering of information from people and animals was conducted to develop strategies for sustainable development and maximizing production of the existing resources. A total of 39 goat units producing units were evaluated. They were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis. After analyzing the social component it was determined that those responsible for the productions units recorded an average age of 65 years old in family unit consisted of one to three children. The agricultural component analysis determined that 82, 05%of the settlers grow crops for their own consumption only. In the livestock component it was found that 51% of people have one or two goats with on average age of 2,29 years, where milk production is 0,8 liters per day. It is recorded that in the financial economic component was determined that the currently units are self-productive and for self consumption with a B/C rate of $1,83 USD, so it is recommended social research development on the benefits provided by the consumption of goat milk.