“TENENCIAY RENTA DE LA TIERRA, EFECTO EN LA PRODUCTIVIDAD. CASO DE PRODUCTORES ARROCEROS DEL GUAYAS.”

Abstract

This article analyzes the determinants of land rent, tenure and its relation to the productivity of the rice sector, through the qualitative method. Its development takes place in Samborondón, Yaguachi and Palestina, cities of the Guayas, through direct interviews and field visits made to producers, chosen through a non-probabilistic sampling method, of judgment, covering the different situations that are experienced in the sector. It is established that the average rent of the land represents 22% of the production cost, determined by the cost of the sack of rice and the mechanization of the land. At the same time, the behavior of the farmer who rents his hectares is studied, highlighting among the reasons: not wanting to take risks, lack of capital and age; on the contrary, those who pay to produce them do so because it is the only activity they know or, at best, they have investment capital. Finally, the savings rate of the bank is compared with the annual rent gain, obtaining an average return rate of 9%, which reflects that renting is more profitable.