Uso de indicadores de viabilidad financiera y estudio de factibilidad en la producción de banano orgánico

Abstract

Bananas production is one of the most important agricultural activities in the country, which is not immune to several problems since agriculture is a great generator of environmental impacts, having the expansion of agricultural frontiers and changes in land use among the main ones. Due to this, this research aimed to identify the environmental impacts generated by banana production and demonstrate the profitable economic benefits of this activity in the María Elena organic banana farm. The theoretical content was carried out through an exhaustive search for information on the generation of the various impacts that this activity causes on the environment, from secondary sources and articles that deal with the subject, obtained from a database such as EBSCO. The investigation was also executed with a descriptive approach capturing the different impacts that were observed through an in-situ diagnosis generated through interviews and visits, which contributed to the development of a Quantitative Environmental Impact Assessment matrix, which served not only to identify the main impacts on this farm but also to design impact prevention and correction measures. However, in the same way, a Comparison of Production Costs of Banana Box was carried out combining the information from Juan Borja and the Income Statements of this farm, which served to demonstrate the economic profitability and financial viability of this activity.