The socio-economic effect of SMEs, Barraganete Banana Case

The production of banana barraganete in the canton of El Carmen is part of the productive activities that stimulate the local economy of a significant number of small and medium farmers who grow banana barraganete, production that is intended to meet the demand of the local and national market. This productive activity is part of the productive apparatus of the canton, however, the costs and processes of production of banana barraganete are high, which reduces competitiveness because extensive production systems are used, which makes it difficult to adequately exploit the climatic, soil and environmental benefits of the sector. The canton of El Carmen is the first producer of banana barraganete in the country, but is unaware of the socio-economic behavior of this productive activity, despite having varieties of banana that are desired in the international market, the latter being a major factor for the development of the canton to become one of the main productive activities of the town.