Artículos de revistas
Cuestiones Ambientales y Seguridad Alimentaria en el Cantón Guano, Ecuador.
Fecha
2018-09Registro en:
Andrade Montalvo, Claudia María. (2018). Cuestiones Ambientales y Seguridad Alimentaria en el Cantón Guano, Ecuador. Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. Riobamba.
Autor
Andrade Montalvo, Claudia María
Resumen
The objective of this research was to study how the environmental issues affect the production of potato
(solanum tuberosum) and its relationship with food security in Guano-Ecuador. To do this, a survey was
conducted on a rural population in order to construct a simple linear regression model, which was
complemented by field observations and interviews. The main findings were moorland's destruction,
increase of pests and diseases in the crops, environmental contamination with domestic waste, and frost.
These environmental changes were the result of the excessive use of pesticides, lack of domestic waste
treatment, monoculture, and deforestation caused by the growth of the agricultural frontier. In summary, the
environmental changes have affected potato production, but they do not determine or compromise the food
security of the population.