How Many Cuy (Guinea Pigs) are there in Ecuador?

How Many Cuy (Guinea Pigs) are there in Ecuador?

agronegociosecuador.ning.com reported The guinea pig production in Ecuador is generally a rural activity located in the Ecuadorian highlands, where the traditional farming system predominates – familiar to produce meat for consumption, with low production levels. The estimated population is 15 million head of guinea pig, the same as for many years has had a very slow growth due to the lack of importance that the Ecuadorian state has given this animal production, so the cavícola production has suffered from lack support, lack of resources for research and therefore generate appropriate technology to support and improve productivity indices.

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In a marketing study conducted at the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo (quoted by Julius Usca 1998) found that 6% of guinea pig production is sold directly by the producer in the market, 54% is captured by intermediaries, the 26% is consumed at the household level and 14% intended to breed him. The population of guinea pigs is varied by province, with the Pichincha province with the largest population. (Source INEC-5th Census of Agriculture). Read Article