At this point in human history, characterized by crises of various kinds and at all encouraging forecasts short and medium term (mainly demographic explosion disasters and climate change), when food shortages threatened to encourage new winds of confrontation and violence, it is necessary to urgently implement measures to help alleviate the impact of these new "Horsemen of the Apocalypse ".
Loja, in the national context, is an underdeveloped province, due to the traditional way of government administration of the country held in the central (bipolar) and inequality ... but, especially, the lack of positive action projects and we , their own children. We must recognize, even if it hurts, that complacency and lack clear goals, has prevented the development of Loja. Although the province has extraordinary resources to be exploited. Derivatives thereof, among others, may be mentioned programs such as agroecology, mining, ecotourism .... In this article we will refer, in essence, the production of agricultural products or agro-ecological clean.
The mountainous terrain and isolation related to the culture of our peasants and farmers, have joined in Loja to occur and continue to produce good quality food specifically linked to the widespread practice of agriculture Traditional, on which lies the modern agro-ecology. Our coffee agro height and floor cañadulzales premontane are a sample.
What is missing from this traditional agriculture is adding modern scientific developments to achieve higher production and productivity without adversely affecting the environment, and expanding the base of social benefit. This challenge is achievable if part of optimistic assumptions and rational: zoning of crops, improving soil fertility and implementation of a correct agrotechnical, use of local inputs and appropriate genetic material, good use of changing rainfall patterns and the annual increase of rain ....
In other words, from a Provincial Strategic Plan (and hopefully regional), look clean agricultural production, with "green label" to transform provincial food importer exporter of agro products with value. If we will and good deeds, take-off towards sustainable development is not difficult. But it requires, that if a leadership based on ethical principles. not paternalism. Leadership eliminate factional struggles village and all the OG's with universities and professional unions, traders, artisans and farmers to benefit all. It seems that the coordination of the program should rest with the provincial prefecture, by its legal mandate.
not forget that the purpose of wealth came with the XXI century: feeding a human population growing at rate of 2.5 persons per second is not easy (the key question of the day, together again the gloomy Malthusian concept is as follows: "What will, then, a world hot, crowded and hungry.") On the other hand, clean food consumption has increased demand. For these reasons, whether the current global food crisis not take advantage of favorable conditions for development of agroecology offered by the province of Loja, our negligence or lack of vision will be unforgivable. As Einstein said, is in times of crisis when the human intellect has the best chance of development. So: is the right time to start the development of Loja order!
