Propuesta de conversión de fincas convencionales a fincas agroecoturísticas para el desarrollo sustentable del Cantón Machala.

Abstract

The present research has as purpose to find viable alternatives for the development of agrotourism and ecology in our country taking advantage of the geographical and climatic benefits for the generation of tourism throughout the year. Machala in the last ten years has become a pole of economic and social development, giving rise to multinational companies settle their businesses contributing to tourism development, starting from the central problem ¿What causes the low productive agroecotouristic development in Machala? Coming to state the general objective: to elaborate a conversion proposal of conventional farms to agroecotouristic farms to develop Machala Canton tourism. A descriptive and correlating research was realized, not experimental, besides being exploratory. When applying the surveys the research units composed of agricultural producers of the Canton, it was possible to know their interest to carry out the research, taking into account obtaining additional economic benefits allowing tourists to observe and interact in the different agricultural activities that happen, it seeks to promote that conventional farms take agroecological for a sustainable product, and