Incidencia de la cadena de valor en el desarrollo sustentable del cultivo de café robusta (Coffea canephora) en la parroquia San Jacinto del Búa, provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.

Abstract

This research paper had as its main purpose to establish strategies for the sustainable development of robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) in San Jacinto del Búa, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, through the incidence in the value chain for this type of crop. In order to achieve this, a situational diagnosis of the coffee farms was done, and later, the value chain of robusta coffee was analyzed. Finally, a proposal for the development of the producers under a sustainable model was carried out. The methodology was of a non-experimental type, and the deductive, inductive and analytic methods were used. The diagnostic test identified low yield of the crop, low income, non-adequate living conditions, and lack of environmental awareness in producers. The value chain showed a very low percentage of the producer participation within the seven identified marketing channels. This paper proposes nine economic indicators, seven social indicators, six environmental indicators, and twelve technical-productive indicators as a base for the future monitoring of this agricultural activity. The plan for sustainable development has thirty strategies that will improve their financial, social, environmental, and technical-productive conditions in the zone. The alternate hypothesis was accepted: The links in the value chain do influence in the sustainable development of robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) crop. It is recommended that the producers get together in association so that they can do business with the national industry directly.