Arreglos Productivos Locales: caracterización de las asociaciones productoras de caña de azúcar y sus derivados ubicados en la provincia de Pichincha.

Abstract

This research describes four associations and a sugarcane producing network located in the province of Pichincha, Pacto parish; characterizing the constituent elements of the Local Productive Arrangements of the associations identified in the framework of social management. The methodology is qualitative, it focused on the principles of inclusion, pluralism, participatory equality, autonomy, common good and Institutionality. The type of research used was descriptive, using interview, observation and documentary review as data collection tools. Finally, the technique was content analysis and discourse, for this the Atlas Ti Software (specialized in analyzing qualitative data) was used. Among the results of the research, it stands out that, through associativity, the associations combine efforts to converge on mutual interests such as marketing and a good quality product.