Mejoramiento del proceso productivo del camarón para la empresa camaronera "Caveyfa" del cantón Santa Rosa, provincia de El Oro

Abstract

Ecuadorian economic development depends on different productive activities, oil exploration being the main responsible for the support of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Shrimp production, on the other hand, is the second non-oil productive sector. However, the survival of the shrimp at the end of a regular life cycle of 100 days borders 50% overall. Thus, this paper presents the evaluation of shrimp farming process and the implementation of programs at various stages to improve the production of this economic sector. An analysis of shrimp farming at all stages of the production process, in which the processes were identified as needing improvement, was carried out. This diagnosis was made through field visits and interviews, which allowed determining what processes need improvement and their related environmental impacts. From the results obtained, the following programs were introduced: Enhancement programs related to innocuousness, enhancement production program for shrimp farming and enhancement program for water and harvesting management. These programs enabled to reform shrimp farming from planting, and growth and harvesting stages. With a planting density of 90 000 larvae / ha, an 88-day crop cycle with shrimps of 18 grams and a survival rate of 77% were achieved.