ABSTRACT
The objective of this work was to analyze the agroecological system from the management sciences, in the province of Azuay in Ecuador. For this, systems theory was used from administrative sciences in Ecuadorian agriculture, through analytical research and field design. The population was made up of all the agroecological associations and a stratified sampling was applied;To collect the data, a structured questionnaire with a Likert scale was used, the results of which were treated from descriptive statistics. Among the results, a favorable trend prevails to maintain the strengths of an integral system that provides food to the entire nation. It is concluded that the complications of the environment were strengthened by the pandemic;however, the associations demonstrated in general terms their willingness and capabilities to overcome the demands of COVID-19, as they have a system with four flexible subsystems, capable of adapting to market influences. © 2022, Associacao Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao. All rights reserved.