Agroecología y consumo ético en Ecuador: utopía normativa o deuda del Estado
| Pages | 33-57 |
| Date | 01 January 2026 |
| Published date | 01 January 2026 |
| Author | Edwin Andrés Simbaña-Villarreal,Bartolomé Gil-Osuna,José Arcenio Gil-Osuna |
| Subject Matter | Criminal Law |
Iustitia Socialis. Revista Arbitrada de Ciencias Jurídicas
Año XI. Vol. XI. N° 20. Enero – Junio. 2026
Hecho el depósito de Ley: FA2016000064
ISSN: 2542-3371
FUNDACIÓN KOINONIA (F.K). Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela
Edwin Andrés Simbaña-Villarreal; Bartolomé Gil-Osuna; José Arcenio Gil-Osuna
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https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v11i20.4919
Agroecología y consumo ético en Ecuador: utopía normativa o deuda del Estado
Agroecology and ethical consumption in Ecuador: normative utopia or state debt
Edwin Andrés Simbaña-Villarreal
esimbania@pucesi.edu.ec
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ibarra, Imbabura
Ecuador
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5584-4054
Bartolomé Gil-Osuna
bagil2@pucesi.edu.ec
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ibarra, Imbabura
Ecuador
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0128-2030
José Arcenio Gil-Osuna
arceniogil45@gmail.com
Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Ezequiel Zamora, Barinas, Barinas
Venezuela
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9751-7488
Recibido: 13 de agosto 2025
Revisado: 8 de noviembre 2025
Aprobado: 9 de diciembre 2025
Publicado: 01 de enero 2026
Iustitia Socialis. Revista Arbitrada de Ciencias Jurídicas
Año XI. Vol. XI. N° 20. Enero – Junio. 2026
Hecho el depósito de Ley: FA2016000064
ISSN: 2542-3371
FUNDACIÓN KOINONIA (F.K). Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela
Edwin Andrés Simbaña-Villarreal; Bartolomé Gil-Osuna; José Arcenio Gil-Osuna
34
RESUMEN
El objetivo de la investigación fue examinar si el consumo ético de productos
agroecológicos en el Ecuador constituye una utopía normativa o una deuda del Estado.
Desde un enfoque cualitativo, con métodos de análisis socio -jurídico y normativista, se
estudió el marco constitucional y legal relacionado con la producción y el consumo
sustentable. Como técnicas se utilizaron la revisión documental y el análisis de sentencias
de la Corte Constitucional. Los resultados evidenciaron una brecha significativa entre el
mandato constitucional y la práctica social, derivada de la escasa intervención estatal y
la falta de incentivos económicos. Se concluye que el consumo ético no debe
considerarse una elección individual, sino una responsabilidad colectiva sustentada en el
deber estatal de garantizar alimentos de calidad a precios justos. Se plantea la necesidad
de fortalecer las políticas de subsidio, compras públicas y circuitos cortos de
comercialización, orientando la agroecología hacia un modelo de justicia alimentaria.
Descriptores: Agroecología; consumo ético; soberanía alimentaria; justicia alimentaria;
responsabilidad estatal. (Tesauro AGROVOC).
ABSTRACT
The objective of the research was to examine whether the ethical consumption of
agroecological products in Ecuador constitutes a normative utopia or a debt of the State.
From a qualitative approach, with socio-legal and normative analysis methods, the
constitutional and legal framework related to sustainable production and consumption was
studied. Documentary review and analysis of Constitutional Court judgments were used
as techniques. The results showed a significant gap between the constitutional mandate
and social practice, derived from the lack of state intervention and the lack of economic
incentives. It is concluded that ethical consumption should not be considered an individual
choice, but a collective responsibility based on the state's duty to guarantee quality food
at fair prices. The need to strengthen subsidy policies, public procurement and short
marketing circuits is raised, orienting agroecology towards a model of food justice.
Descriptors: Agroecology, ethical consumption, food sovereignty, food justice, state
responsibility. (AGROVOC Thesaurus).
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