Análisis de los costos de producción en la crianza de codornices en el cantón Chilla de la provincia de El Oro.

Abstract

In the town of Chilla, quail farmers face serious difficulties managing their production costs, primarily due to the limited use of financial control tools. This situation generates inefficiency in the business's financial management, diminishing profitability and limiting the growth of the poultry sector. The main objective of the study was to analyze how production costs affect quail farming in the town of Chilla, in order to identify the main weaknesses in cost management and propose alternatives to improve economic efficiency. The methodology employed was descriptive, with a qualitative approach, using a structured interview technique conducted with the owner of the PindoAgro farm. As a result, it was shown that quail farming does generate profitability, where the highest items are raw materials, in the concept of feeding and the acquisition of quails, which generate higher costs if not distributed adequately during the production cycle, likewise, indirect costs such as maintenance or packaging can considerably increase costs if they are not adequately assigned to the quantity sold, which may cause the preparation of the product to be assigned a higher value than it should require.