La importancia de la agricultura para el desarrollo social y económico del ecuador durante la última década

Abstract

This paper offers an analysis of the importance that agriculture has had for the economic development of Ecuador and of the intervention of agriculture for social development. The participation that agriculture has had in the GDP has been analyzed by means of the agricultural GVA, which allows us to know specifically the behavior of this sector. It has been shown that agriculture has an important share in the country's economy, due to the great variety of products provided by this sector, which are mainly destined for export, generating foreign exchange for the country. In addition, other factors have been analyzed, such as poverty in the country, which has resulted in a significant number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty, mainly in the rural sectors of Ecuador. In spite of the data on rural poverty, according to data provided by SIPA, it is shown that the agricultural sector has a participation of approximately 30% in Ecuadorian employment. Other very important factors for the well-being of Ecuadorian society and the world have also been studied, such as food security and undernourishment in the country.