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Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2019
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- Producción de semilla de maíz duro en el Ecuador: retos y oportunidades Mario Caviedes Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Prices Hybrids Seed law Productivity Maize (Zea mays L) is for Ecuadorians one of the most important food crops due to its production provides the raw material for agribusiness and human nutrition. According to FAO statistics, in 2016 the harvest area was 485696 hectares with a production of 1`667704 tons, which means a yield of 3.17 t.ha-1. Nowadays, in Ecuador, the national maize production is mainly directed to yellow kernel both hard and soft types. According to estimations of the Minister of Agriculture, and considering two harvesting cycles, during 2015 and 2016 the average yield raised to 5.76 t.ha-1. These improvements in productivity could be attributed primarily to two factors: a) the use of seeds from hybrids of high yield potential, and b) a policy to guarantee minimum prices, which allowed to small and medium producers to obtain substantial profits. In order to obtain the maximum benefit from this cereal each component of its production chain should be adequate managed. Thus, the seed should be the first asset to be considered; for example, uniformity in plants is important because guarantees optimal yields. Moreover, the newest laws on seed regulations, allowed to design certification programs for improving promotion, packaging, storage and distribution of high quality seeds contributing to the country’s food security and sovereignty. In addition, the Ecuadorian maize sector faces new opportunities ahead. Thus, there are now, laws and regulations to improve agro-biodiversity, the quality of seeds and to support sustainable agriculture. These actions will incentive and promote the production and productivity; access to technology in hybrids of high yield potential; as well as increments in the supply and demand of qualified seeds. In addition, the creation of a seeds ‘researching fund; the opening to researching on genetically modified organisms and trading with the European Union and the United States are opportunities that the maize sector has to take advantage. 2019 artículo científico 1390-5384 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=726180885010 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7261 Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías application/pdf Universidad San Francisco de Quito Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías (Ecuador) Num.1 Vol.11