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Influence of social networks in associativity mechanisms and their impact on agricultural results

Abstract:

This study analyzes the relationship between the results of agricultural associations in Ecuador and the behavior of performance indicators of social networks that are created around these associations. The results show that in spite of finding important differences in the conditions in which associations operate, such as the size in hectares or the number of members that integrate it, it is not possible to affirm that the observed productivity variations among them directly respond to these differences. However, when analyzing the relationship between the subjective level of associativity, measured through the density coefficient of the network, it corroborated the hypothesis that the degree of productivity can be affected by the degree of cohesion of the individuals that make up the network.