“Impacto socioambiental del uso de agroquímicos en los cultivos de maíz (zea mays) de la zona norte de la provincia de Los Ríos.”

The province of Los Ríos is recognized for its fertility in the fields and for being one of the largest agricultural exporters in Ecuador, the scarce knowledge of the health effects caused by pesticides makes farmers handle it without the proper PPE. The objective of the research project is to determine the effects caused by the use of agrochemicals in the cultivation of corn. Through the implementation of a series of questions, 260 farmers belonging to the hills of Mocache, Ventanas, Pueblo viejo, Quevedo and Quinsaloma were surveyed, which resulted in 74% of them being unaware of the health hazard of the use of pesticides, in turn it was determined that there are statistical similarities in the knowledge of attitudes in pesticide management between Quevedo and Mocache. 72% of those surveyed provide technical assistance from vendors promoting new agricultural inputs. The dermal exposure that farmers have when using the pesticides Glyphosate (83.7 mg / d), Proclain (4mg / d) and Bravo (0.0558 mg / d.), 80% of the farmers interviewed wear inappropriate clothing for daily work in corn cultivation. According to the analysis carried out in PERMANOVA, it provides statistical data in which it determines that there are significant differences between the cantons (F: 13.48; p: 0.0001). In addition, it is observed that between the Quinsaloma cantons with Mocache and Pueblo Viejo there are similarities regarding the biosecurity used by farmers.

• Autore principale: Marín Coronel, Dennisse Yuleidy (author)
• Natura: bachelorThesis
• Lingua: spa
• Pubblicazione: 2020
• Soggetti: Plaguicidas; Cultivo de maíz; Insumos agrícolas; Agricultores
• Accesso online: http://repositorio.uteq.edu.ec/handle/43000/6167