Impacto socioeconómico de la actividad bananera en las familias de la parroquia Barbones del cantón El Guabo 2022

Abstract

Banana production represents an important sector in the country’s economy, Ecuador is the leading exporter of this fruit worldwide, contributing to the food security of the global population. In this sense, the main objective of the presented project is to determine the socioeconomic impact of the banana activity on the families of the Barbones parish of the El Guabo canton. The applied epistemological approach was the inductive empirical one that starts from critical thinking and as an application option for scientific research and a model for the CCSS. In addition to the quantitative method that allowed the collection of specific information from a large number of the population, through different data collection techniques, in which significant results are obtained from the current situation of the problem. As a hypothesis, it is proposed that the variable under study in the territory has generated a positive impact on families in the sector, especially due to the jobs offered that serve as an economic base for the livelihood of their homes, however, the working conditions they are precarious and do not guarantee their adequate integral development. Regarding the significant results obtained during the research process that is contrasted with the hypothesis proposed, it determines that the socioeconomic impact of banana activity in the families of the Barbones parish of the El Guabo canton, is evidenced in the pertinent promotion of sources of work especially in work environments such as, crews, overwhelming, turners, planters, irrigators and defoliators, with average hours of 10 and more depending on the economic activity they perform. However, the salary they receive does not allow them to adequately meet their basic needs. In the same line, according to the results obtained during the research process, it is evident that the working conditions of agricultural workers are precarious, characterized by the fact that most of them do not have access to social security, profits and tenths, salary remuneration does not compensate for the economic activity and effort they perform daily. In addition, they are constantly exposed to a series of dangers arising from the banana sector such as falls, diseases due to the use of agrochemicals, heavy loads of the product and unhealthy water. Based on these results of the research process, it has been possible to determine as an 8 intervention proposal, the design of the equipment plan in prevention and health impact of workers who develop in the banana sector, taking into account the different risk factors that are immersed in this context, especially for causes related to ground instabilities, exposure of human resources to chemicals, frequent use of sharp tools and preferences for not properly using personal protective tools. Within the intervention proposal, an operational planning is proposed where the actions to be carried out in specific execution times are detailed, allowing the fulfillment of the objectives established in chapter two, thus contributing to improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of the Barbones parish, depending on the existing reality derived from the banana sector.