Relevance of the master's degree program in agroecology and sustainable development of the state technical university of Quevedo, Ecuador

Abstract

Agroecology as a synthesis science for the construction of food sovereignty allows setting guidelines for the sustainability and development of a country. The relevance of the Master's Degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Development of the State Technical University of Ecuador is based on the solution of the main problems presented in agroecosystems, so that trained professionals can offer scientific and technical solutions to the main problems presented in the agricultural production systems of the region, such as soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, contamination of agroecosystems and the management of regulations, economy and marketing of agricultural products, which result in low agricultural yields of crops. The Master's program is one of the first to be proposed in the agricultural area in an important agricultural zone of the country. It is projected for the professionals of zone 5 of the country, in need of training and who demand updated scientific preparation, responding to a need of the territory, for the training of professionals in the agricultural sector, both in production, with an integrating vision, which allows reaching greater efficiency in the productive processes, with levels of social and economic stability to reach food security and sovereignty.