Comprobación de los mapas de zonificación agroecológica generados por el CISAS para los rubros de café, cacao, ganadería, piscicultura y ciclo corto y el mapa de uso y cobertura vegetal generado por el MAE del año 2014

The Iniciativa para la Conservación en la Amazonía Andina (ICAA) is a consortium of organizations, including the Nacionalidad Originaria A'I Kofan Del Ecuador (NOA'IKE), the Coordinadora Indígenas de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA), the Instituto del Bien Común (IBC), and the Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF). The main objective of the initiative was to verify the maps of agroecological zoning generated by the Centro de Investigación y Servicios Agrícolas (CISAS) for the crops of coffee, cacao, livestock, pisciculture, and short-cycle crops, as well as the map of use and vegetation coverage generated by the Ministerio de Agricultura y Energía (MAE) in 2014. The verification process aimed to analyze the levels of productivity and productive practices for each crop. The methodology used in the verification process included statistical analysis, specifically analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression. The analysis was conducted for each crop, including cacao, coffee, maize, rice, livestock, and pisciculture. The results of the analysis were used to identify the relationships between the variables and to propose adjustments to the maps of agroecological zoning. The results of the analysis showed significant relationships between the variables for each crop. For example, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) for cacao showed a significant difference in aptitude productivity between the different zones of agroecological zoning. The multiple regression analysis for coffee showed a significant relationship between the variables of aptitude productivity and agroecological zoning. The results of the analysis were used to propose adjustments to the maps of agroecological zoning for each crop. The proposed adjustments aimed to improve the accuracy of the maps and to provide more precise information on the levels of productivity and productive practices for each crop. The final results of the verification process showed that the maps of agroecological zoning for each crop were accurate and reliable. The results of the analysis were used to propose adjustments to the maps, which aimed to improve the accuracy and precision of the information provided. The conclusions of the verification process were that the maps of agroecological zoning generated by the CISAS for the crops of coffee, cacao, livestock, pisciculture, and short-cycle crops, as well as the map of use and vegetation coverage generated by the MAE in 2014, were accurate and reliable. The results of the analysis were used to propose adjustments to the maps, which aimed to improve the accuracy and precision of the information provided. The results of the verification process were presented in a series of figures, including Figura Nº 1, which showed the frequencies of the socio-economic variables, and Figura Nº 2, which showed the map of aptitude productivity for cacao. The results of the analysis were also presented in a series of tables, which showed the results of the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression for each crop. The verification process was conducted in accordance with the terms of the contract No. NASCA 00203/2015 between the USAID and the consortium of organizations implementing the ICAA initiative. The results of the verification process were presented in a report, which was prepared by José Luis Aguirre and was reviewed by the USAID.