Title
Potentialities of the agricultural sector: Necessary condition in the generation of employment in the Amazon-Peru region
Other title
Potencialidades del sector agrario: Condición necesaria en la generación de empleo en la región Amazonas-Perú
Date Issued
11 August 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad del Zulia
Abstract
The Amazon-Peru region has a productive diversity that highlights the benefits of the agricultural sector. The objective of this research is to analyze the potential of the agricultural sector and its impact on employment in the Amazon-Peru region, as well as to show its commercial prospects and challenges posed to its productive dynamics; In this sense, it is relevant to pay attention to their limitations and take urgent actions so that they do not have indirect repercussions on their economic situation. Based on this, the productive dynamics of agricultural products that emerged in recent agricultural seasons, the prospects of the regional, national and international market, their implications on their development and impact on employment are studied. Taking into account the effect that relates it to geoeconomics, agroclimatic trends and those that refer to the structure and organization of agricultural production and the agri-food chain. In conclusion, agriculture plays a decisive role in the region’s economy, it is the main axis of the economic system and not only provides food and raw materials, but is also the main source of employment for a significant number of the population, representing in average 25% of the Economically Active Population.
Start page
326
End page
339
Volume
27
Issue
ESPECIAL 3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Economía Agricultura
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85114753088
Source
Revista de Ciencias Sociales
ISSN of the container
13159518
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