Economic and Productive Evaluation in Passion Fruit Production, Zone Vega Rivera, El Oro

Abstract

The objective of this study is to know the production process of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), according to its particular characteristics and to determine its profitability, for small production in Vega Rivera Zone, El Oro Province. Margarita farm as object of study. The bibliographic information available on the production process of passion fruit was reviewed, in order to qualitatively and quantitatively characterize the cultivation of the fruit, its costs and its dependence on national and international markets, the observation and survey technique was used. For the economic evaluation, the expenses that will affect the production of passion fruit were determined, obtaining from these the production costs, the cost-benefit ratio, the profitability and the cost of production of a kilogram of passion fruit. The Benefits/cost obtained for the first year and second years, it is of 0.76 and 2.84, respectively. Indicating a gain of 3.60 USD by dollar invested. The passion fruit kilogram cost harvested in Vega Rivera Zone is 0.20 cents for the first year and 0.56 cents in the second year.