Diagnosis of Agricultural Mechanization in Four Communities in Manabí Province, Ecuador

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Published: Feb 17, 2019
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index of mechanization, family agriculture

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Oscar Alejandro Loor-Sácido
Instituto de Postgrado, Universidad Técnica de Manabí
Richard Xavier Cevallos-Mera
Universidad Técnica de Manabí
Liudmyla Shkiliova
Universidad Técnica de Manabí

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present the results of diagnosing the current situation of agricultural mechanization in four communities of Manabí Province in Ecuador. The methodology used in this research was based on field work. The main tool was a survey with quantitative and qualitative questions, which was applied to 239 inhabitants of four communities Bonce, El Beldaco, Mapasingue and Santa Martha, located in the Valley of Portoviejo River and that are close to the geographical boundary between the cantons of Santa Ana and Portoviejo. The results showed that agricultural areas are mechanized on an average of 39.8%. Only the soil preparation operation is mechanized, using for this purpose mainly the tractors rented to private companies (more than 60%) and very few to community associations (2%). The average surface indicator used by a tractor is 48.8 ha/tractor, in machining index is on average 2.28 hp/ha, which is high compared to the recommended 1 hp/ha (Gaytán, 2007, quoted by Sánchez-Hernández et al, 2014). High level of mechanization is due to the use of tractors with higher power than necessary, according to the surface worked.

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Loor-Sácido, O. A., Cevallos-Mera, R. X., & Shkiliova, L. (2019). Diagnosis of Agricultural Mechanization in Four Communities in Manabí Province, Ecuador. Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias, 28(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.unah.edu.cu/index.php/rcta/article/view/1090
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Oscar Alejandro Loor-Sácido, Instituto de Postgrado, Universidad Técnica de Manabí

Maestrante del programa de Maestría en Agronomía, mención Mecanización Agrícola, Instituto de Postgrado, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Técnico Docente de la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro, Manta, Manabí, Ecuador. Cel. +593 0982400642

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