Análisis de factibilidad para la implementación del cultivo de abacà (Musa Textilis Nee.), en la bocana del Bùa, provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Abstract

This project aims to determine the feasibility of implementing the abaca cultivation (Musa textiles Nee) as an entrepreneurial choice for the farmers in the Bocana del Búa area, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador. Historical data were used to determine future supply. Theoretical method was used to review secondary information of historical data from the last five years, with this information the method of least squares was applied and exports were projected until the year 2026, with an increase in abaca fiber exports for the year 2023, time when production begins at the LANQUI farm. Our country projects to export 9,988.40 Tm. Therefore, it is feasible according to the projected unsatisfied supply, and it is beneficial for LANQUI farm, which will have an operational capacity of 45 tons in the 10 hectares planted. Regarding Leopold matrix, it was determined that the project is also environmentally viable. The economic-financial evaluation is of a NVP of USD 23,500.88 and an IRR of 9 %, a cost-benefit of USD1.03423, the Capital Recovery Period of the investment USD 10,2002.741 will be recovered in the year 4th and 5th after the first harvest. The project is right to be carried out after analyzing the financial ratios of liquidity, solvency, and profitability because the results are positive.