CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LOS FACTORES DE PRODUCCIÓN Y PRODUCTIVIDAD DEL SECTOR CAMARONERO EN ECUADOR

Abstract

The shrimp industry in Ecuador has been evolving significantly since 1975. This practice has become one of the main activities in the coastal zone of Ecuador to the point of becoming one of the products of the exportable basket. This is the result of the artisan learning as well as the adaptation of its procedures, which has resulted in the opening of new markets worldwide. The shrimp farming activity in Ecuador is currently one of the most important items from the point of view of foreign trade, since the country is one of the largest producers of shrimp using the technique of captivity. The research aims to determine the characteristics of productivity in the Ecuadorian shrimp sector. The methodology used in the research is descriptive, derived from a literary review of the aquaculture activity, based on the search, compilation, organization and critical evaluation of the bibliographic information that describes and analyzes the current situation of shrimp production in Ecuador. The productive factors within the shrimp activity that are the labor and the capital had been carried out in a craft and informal way, which have evolved significantly by the effect of the technification in the production processes. Translating itself in the increase of the levels of competitiveness as well as in the optimization of the resources that directly affect the improvement of exports.