Análisis de la economía circular en la cadena agroalimentaria del camarón en la provincia de Manabí.

Abstract

The objective of the research was to analyze the circular economy of the shrimp agrifood chain in the province of Manabí, for which field research was used, which consisted of collecting data directly from the investigated subjects, or from the reality where the events occur. facts. In addition, descriptive research was applied as it seeks to establish the structure or behavior of the elements that make up the circular economy and the shrimp agri-food chain; among other methods such as theoretical, empiricalanalytical, analysis-synthesis, inductive-deductive. The chain studied in this research is provincial whose mapping was carried out considering, as far as possible, the 22 cantons of Manabí through an interview guide that allowed to determine, characterize and describe it; of which the search for information was emphasized in the cantons that mostly cultivate shrimp with a total of 96 actors involved in shrimp activity. The techniques applied were: circular economy checklist, integration and level of development of the agri-food chain; interviews about the shrimp circular economy approach in Manabí; mapping of the shrimp agrifood chain in Manabí; documentary study on products derived from shrimp residues; and products derived from shrimp waste. As a result, it was obtained that in the circular economy indicator of the shrimp agrifood chain, its value was 2.75 (Table 27), which shows that shrimp has a low level of circular economy. Therefore, a manual was presented as a proposal, based on the bulletin published by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce in Colombia, with the theme "Inventions made with shrimp by-products" both internationally and nationally with the registered trademarks of said products. processed products