The role of ancestral knowledge in the development of agriculture in the south-central microregion of Manabí, Ecuador

Alan Patrick Mera-Shiguango; Christian José Castro-Delgado; Milton Vega-Játiva

doi:10.53730/ijssh.v6n3.13706

Authors

Alan Patrick Mera-Shiguango
alanmc-2000@outlook.com
Instituto Superior Tecnológico Paulo Emilio Macías, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
Christian José Castro-Delgado Instituto Superior Tecnológico Paulo Emilio Macías, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
Milton Vega-Játiva Instituto Superior Tecnológico Paulo Emilio Macías, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador

Keywords:

agricultural practice, ancestral knowledge, development agriculture, local culture, traditional agriculture

Abstract

The present study was carried out in the south-central microregion of the province of Manabí in Ecuador, specifically in the cantons of Santa Ana, 24 de Mayo and Olmedo. The objective of the research was to determine the role of ancestral knowledge in the development of agriculture in the area under study. This microregion is an eminently agricultural and livestock territory and a representative area of agriculture in the province of Manabí. The methodology was based on the application of surveys to older adult farmers over 50 years of age. The results show the current perceptions of the farmer regarding the importance of traditional knowledge and the current weakening in the generational transfer of this type of knowledge. Even though the results show the importance that the surveyed population gives to ancestral knowledge, however, this knowledge tends to disappear mainly due to the lack of interest of the new generations.

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