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AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHING AND MINING - Coggle Diagram
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHING AND MINING
AGRICULTURE
The geographical and ecological diversity of Ecuador allows the production of a wide variety of products that make up the diet of the Ecuadorian family.
The country is also an exporter of fruits, food and raw materials for industry.
On the coast, mainly in Guayas and Los Ríos, rice is produced, which is essential in the basic diet of the Ecuadorian family and whose surpluses are exported.
Rice cultivation is carried out by small and medium farmers who sow and harvest in winter and summer, 343,936 hectares of land. in 243,146 hectares, located mostly in Los Ríos, Guayas and Manabí.
The variety of cocoa that is planted in the fertile valleys of the rivers that flow into the Guayas has international prestige for its aroma and quality.
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In Guayas and Cañar there are extensive cane plantations that supply the large sugar mills. With Ecuadorian cacao, chocolates are made in many places around the world. In addition, coffee is an export product
The cane cultivation area is 82,749 hectares, which are dedicated to the production of sugar and panela. African palm is a crop destined for the vegetable oil agribusiness, covering 146,374 hectares in
Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Los Ríos.
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LIVESTOCK FARMING
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Currently, milk production can supply domestic demand and be exported abroad.
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Pork production ranks second in importance, after beef cattle.
According to the Surface and Continuous Agricultural Production survey, published by INEC in 2014, in that year there were 4.6 million head of cattle, 1.93 million pigs and more than one million sheep.
FISHING
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a very appreciable stock of resources. On the Pacific Ocean coast, the country has important fleets that fish for tuna, sardines and mackerel.
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