El sector camaronero en tiempos de Covid-19 en la provincia de El Oro: periodo 2019-2021.

Abstract

At the end of 2019, a new form of highly contagious virus emerged that started in China. At the beginning of 2020, the World Health Organization declared this outbreak an epidemic, for which many countries were forced to implement restrictions. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have influenced the economic, social and health fields worldwide, with the shrimp sector being one of the most affected. The shrimp sector is one of the most important in Ecuador, with quality production recognized worldwide, but due to the crisis caused by the pandemic, it is facing great difficulties. The general objective is: To determine the impact of Covid -19 on the shrimp sector in the province of El Oro during the period 2019 - 2021. The methodology used in the research responds to a descriptive, qualitative, quantitative investigation; The technique used was the survey, the same one that was applied to a sample of 203 shrimp businessmen. The crisis caused by Covid - 19 affected various sectors of the economy, in regard to the shrimp sector, this had experienced until 2019 a very large projection with the increase in its exports, especially to China, where approximately 65% of exports, but due to a series of causes and restrictions not only at the local level but also from the international level, their exports decreased and therefore the sector entered a crisis.