El laboratorio de calidad de leche de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana y su aporte técnicocientífico al sector lechero en el Ecuador

Abstract

It is a work that presents the results of the systematization of the experience on the technical and scientific contribution of the Laboratorio Calidad de Leche (LCL) of the UPS in the development of the northern part of the country. The Laboratory is identified as one of the key tools for analyzing the quality of milk, since it has influenced the generation of public policies, in the control of milk quality and with contributions to establish payment indicators for quality. This experience is told in stages; before the creation of the LCL, during operation, the current moments and the vision towards the future of the laboratory. The actors who participate in this experience are those who provide information, their narratives and an explanation of what has been lived allows to reconstruct the experience, identifying positive aspects such as the transfer of technicalscientific knowledge in the production of quality milk to local producers. producers. In addition, it reflects on the important moments of the joint work between academia and social actors for the development of the livestock sector in the Cayambe area