Análisis del abastecimiento de productos de la canasta básica en la Isla San Cristóbal, Galápagos para el año 2025.

Abstract

This study examines the functioning of the basic goods supply system on San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos, during 2025, with the aim of identifying the factors that shape its efficiency, stability, and long-term sustainability within a geographically isolated and environmentally regulated context. The research follows a descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional design, combining documentary analysis with empirical methods, including surveys of key actors in the supply chain and semi-structured interviews to interpret logistical, economic, and social dynamics. The findings indicate that the system is characterized by a strong reliance on maritime and air transport, high operating costs, limited local production capacity, and constraints in institutional coordination, which increase the territory’s exposure to supply disruptions and price fluctuations of essential goods. It is concluded that the adoption of sustainable management guidelines, together with the optimization of logistical flows and the strengthening of local productive capacities, is critical to building a more resilient and socially equitable supply model in an insular setting.