We consider trends in the use of modern agricultural inputs of migrant settlers and indigenous populations in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon and the demographic, socioeconomic, and land use-related factors affecting input use. It is widely believed that the different livelihood strategies, and therefore different relationships to the land, of indigenous populations and migrant settlers result in different uses of chemical inputs in agriculture. We analyze data from two panel surveys, one of migrant settler households and a separate panel of indigenous households. We find low input use among both types of households, particularly among two of the five main ethnicities of indigenous households in the study region, the Cofán and Waorani. Multivariate statistical models were run separately for each panel, with significant relationships found between several predictors and the use of pesticides and herbicides. Our results highlight continuing differences in land use patterns between households in the NEA.

我们考虑了厄瓜多尔北部亚马逊河地区移民定居者和土著居民使用现代农业投入物的趋势以及影响投入物使用的人口，社会经济和土地使用相关因素。人们普遍认为，土著人民和移民定居者采用不同的谋生策略，因此与土地的关系也不同，导致农业中化学投入物的使用方式不同。我们分析了两个小组调查的数据，其中一个是移民移民家庭，另一个是土著家庭。我们发现这两种类型的住户的投入使用率都很低，特别是在研究区域的科凡和瓦奥拉尼这五个土著族群的两个主要种族中。每个小组的多元统​​计模型分别运行，在几个预测因素与农药和除草剂的使用之间发现显着的关系。我们的结果强调了NEA家庭之间土地使用方式的持续差异。