”Proyecto de factibilidad para la creación de un centro de acopio y comercialización de caña de azúcar en la parroquia San Roque, cantón Piñas, provincia de El Oro, año 2022.”

Abstract

The main objective of this research work was to carry out a feasibility study for the opening of a sugar cane storage center in the San Roque sector in the province of El Oro. It is important to remember that economic reactivation exerts pressure on all the economic sectors of the country and even more when it is possible to take advantage of the sustainable products of the agricultural sector; for this reason, the study sought to integrate the necessary technical conditions to know if it is possible to commercialize sugar cane sustainably and with the added value offered by the establishment of a sugar cane storage center. For this purpose, a mixed approach methodology was used, with inductive-deductive, analytical-synthetic methods through techniques such as the interview and the survey with their respective instruments for the determination and collection of the necessary information for the study. Once the main variables were determined, the proposal was structured in five phases to identify the necessary resources for the implementation of the project. Thus, it was possible to determine the unsatisfied demand for the product to be commercialized, the level of investment, the costs and expenses incurred, and the level of commercialization. Thus, concluding that the proposed project for the locality is feasible since it has a positive NPV of 23,797.37 dollars, an IRR of 43%, a PRI of 2 years 3 months, and a Cost-Benefit ratio of 1.80 for each dollar invested. The implementation of the project is recommended as it yields positive data that makes it feasible and will be profitable for all involved.