Proyecto de factibilidad de la planta de enfriamiento de leche como una alternativa de crecimiento económico en la Asociación San Antonio de Guayllabamba, cantón Chambo.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the feasibility of a cooling milk plant as an alternative for economic growth in San Antonio de Guayllabamba Association, Canton Chambo, through the diagnosis of the current economic situation of the members, and the analysis of the feasibility of a cooling milk plant, For this purpose, surveys were made to 65 active members of the Association and through continuous visits to the community where the practices for the processing of dairy products were evaluated and reviewed, also through the application of a questionnaire to the members allowed to understand the causes of low economic development, in order to design strategies, where we found that 69% of the members produce over 100 litres per day, with a selling price that varies between $ 0.25 to $ 0.40 cents. 40 cents, which according to 83% of the members, this price does not reach their needs. Thus, the implementation of a cooling milk plant would increase the selling price to $0.39 for the producers, and a selling price of cold milk of $0.55 per litre, with an investment of $76,047.63 an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 8.73%, Net Present Value (NPV) of $62,227.04 and a benefit-cost ratio RB/C=1.18 is estimated. Therefore, it is important to implement the "Feasibility project of the cooling milk plant as an alternative for economic growth in the association of Antonio de Guayllabamba, canton Chambo".