Socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on poultry micro-entrepreneurs in La Troncal Canton, Ecuador

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/ruc.v28i01.14451

Keywords:

COVID-19, socioeconomic impact, poultry farming

Abstract

The present research paper was carried out in 2020 to detail the socioeconomic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the production of poultry micro-entrepreneurs in La Troncal Canton, Ecuador. The study was developed by means of a survey applied to 68 poultry micro-entrepreneurs out of a universe of 225 existing in La Troncal Canton, province of Cañar, Ecuador. The results show the problems that arose during the pandemic period. With this information, a matrix was created for the analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats (SWOT), the results of which were used to propose strategic actions focused on facing future problems in the poultry industry

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Author Biographies

Sinthya Tatiana Torres Sánchez, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga. La Troncal, Ecuador

Máster in Environmental Management. Research Professor, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga. La Troncal - Ecuador

José Humberto Vera Rodríguez, Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Ecuador

Máster in Zootechnics. Research Professor, Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Milagro- Ecuador

Haidee Azucena Macías Rojas, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal, Ecuador.

Agricultural Engineer. Research Professor, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal - Ecuador

Diana Karina Mosquera Cadena, Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Ecuador

Máster in Clinical and Canine Surgery. Research Professor Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Regional Teaching Program El Triunfo, Ecuador

Paula Gabriela Cardenas Bejarano, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal, Ecuador.

Agricultural Production Technologist. Researcher, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal -Ecuador

Silvia Alexandra Ochoa Segura, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga. La Troncal, Ecuador

Agricultural Production Technologist. Researcher, Instituto Superior TecnológicoEnrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal -Ecuador

Melissa Karina Zapata Mecias , Instituto Superior Tecnológico Enrique Noboa Arízaga. La Troncal, Ecuador

Agricultural Production Technologist. Researcher, Instituto Superior Tecnológico

Enrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal -Ecuador

Ginger Gabriela Córdova Gavilanes, Instituto Superior TecnológicoEnrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal, Ecuador

Agricultural Production Technologist. Researcher, Instituto Superior TecnológicoEnrique Noboa Arízaga, La Troncal -Ecuador

Published

2022-07-08

How to Cite

Torres Sánchez, S. T., Vera Rodríguez, J. H. ., Macías Rojas, H. A. ., Mosquera Cadena, D. K., Cardenas Bejarano, P. G. ., Ochoa Segura, S. A. ., Zapata Mecias , M. K. ., & Córdova Gavilanes, G. G. . (2022). Socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on poultry micro-entrepreneurs in La Troncal Canton, Ecuador. Revista Universitaria Del Caribe, 28(01), 114–122. https://doi.org/10.5377/ruc.v28i01.14451

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Agriculture