Impacto socioeconómico de la actividad bananera en la calidad de vida de la población de la ciudad de Machala, 2022

Abstract

Ecuador is considered an agro-diverse country presenting agriculture as one of the most profitable and efficient activities, showing high yields in coastal areas, with bananas being the agricultural product that contributes the most to the economy. However, in recent years, the significant contribution of this crop in the scale of economic growth at the macro and micro level has lost influence due to economic imbalances caused by the global recession, market fluctuations, overproduction and the search for new markets. The main objective of this research is to establish the socioeconomic impact of the banana activity on the quality of life of the population of the city of Machala Ecuador, during the post-pandemic and post-recession period worldwide -year 2022-, which, through a basic research methodology, under a non-experimental design, yielded results referring to the influence of the rhythm of the socioeconomic manifestations of the banana activity on the quality of life of the population of the city of Machala, noting a serious affectation, at the productive level, at the level of social relations, at the level of well-being and at the level of work environments and means, due to changes in the production chain and an increase in the imbalance in the trade balance. As a proposed solution to this situation, Entrepreneurial Education was proposed as an alternative as a human development strategy for the population dedicated to the banana activity.