Evaluación económica y social del proyecto forestación productiva en base a la comercialización, producción e industrialización del Guarango (Caesalpina spinosa) período 2011 – 2016.

Abstract

This research consists of an economic and social evaluation that made it possible to know the impacts generated on the beneficiaries with the execution of the project "Productive afforestation based on the commercialization, production and industrialization of Guarango (Caesalpina spinosa)", period 2011-2016, using an analytical methodology, with a mixed quantitative and qualitative research approach, the scope of the research was descriptive, correlational and explanatory; Applying a socioeconomic survey to a population of 59 beneficiaries, the results obtained were analyzed using the statistical program IBM STATISTICS "SPSS", while the economic information of the project was analyzed descriptively using the Chi Square test (x2) with the aim to test the hypothesis; The economic and productive impact was evaluated using financial mathematical procedures, such as profit, profitability, economic efficiency, internal rate of return, net present value and the benefit-cost ratio; While for the social evaluation, indicators such as the social value of time, shadow price, social cost benefit index and coverage index were used; Obtaining as results that the project improved the quality of life of 59 families, increasing their family income by $ 93 per year, with a nominal interest value of 16%, it was obtained that the net present value for the production of Guarango was $ 6445.95 , the internal rate of return was 69%, with a cost benefit of $ 2.87 and a profitability of 60%; In the social sphere, the executed project had a coverage index of 1.69; the social value of the time of the project beneficiaries was $ 1.29, the social value was $ 206.70, with a coverage index of 0.59 and a net social benefit index of 0.65; These results show that the executed project generated a positive impact both economically and socially.