Tuna industry analysis: Cluster, productive value chain and productivity

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Janina Isabel Zambrano-Alcívar
Laura Carlina Zambrano-Castro

Abstract

The tuna activity is consolidated as an important activity in the Ecuadorian industrial fishing sector, due to the generation of foreign exchange and sources of employment. This article aims to analyze the Ecuadorian tuna industry with respect to the cluster, productive value chain and productivity. The methodology used is descriptive with support in the documentary research technique; The study sample is limited to the provinces of Guayas, Manabí and Santa Elena because they concentrate 92% of the tuna industry in Ecuador. The dimensions of the cluster are based on Navarro (2003), the productive value chain in FAO (2013) and Torres (2016); the indicators of labor productivity and capital in Cobb-Douglas (1928). Research findings show that the tuna industry cluster has a vertical integration, offering primary and processed tuna products; the province of Guayas has strength in its cluster due to its level of labor productivity and capital compared to Manabí and Santa Elena; However, the deterioration in the productivity levels of the tuna industry due to external shocks and the effects of the informal economy, reflect a decrease in exports in 2019, reaching 31% for raw materials and 4% for manufactured products. Companies located in the province of Guayas and Santa Elena must give way to innovation to achieve better levels of productivity, while the province of Manabí must make adjustments in port issues; all changes must be considered from the perspective of a sustainable industry.

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Zambrano, J., & Zambrano, L. (2020). Tuna industry analysis: Cluster, productive value chain and productivity. 593 Digital Publisher CEIT, 5(5-1), 263-271. https://doi.org/10.33386/593dp.2020.5-1.358
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Author Biographies

Janina Isabel Zambrano-Alcívar, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Manabí

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hief financial officer (CFO) in the Decentralized Autonomous Government of the canton Chone. Administrative Director in Zonal 4 in the Secretary of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation. Chief financial officer (CFO) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Graduated in Business Administration Engineering from PUCE.

Laura Carlina Zambrano-Castro, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Manabí

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Associate Professor 1 and Academic Director of PUCE Manabí. PhD candidate in Business Administration at the UCA. Master in Business Management and Engineering in Business Administration.

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