Abstract

SCOTTA, R. et al. Evaluación de la factibilidad financiera de la instalación de red antipájaro en un cultivo de manzano (Malus domestica), en la zona central de la provincia de Santa Fe (Argentina). FAVE. Secc. Cienc. agrar. [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.2, pp.7-14. ISSN 1666-7719.

SUMMARY Evaluation of the financial viability of installing exclusion netting in apple (Malus domestica), in Santa Fe (Argentina). Fruit production in Santa Fe area suffers important losses caused by birds. The damage can be controlled by the use of exclusion net. The aim of this work was to evaluate the losses produced by birds and the financial feasibility of the installation of exclusion net in an apple crop. Formulation and evaluation of projects was a technique applied to evaluate this investment, considering seven years of life project.  The  investment  was $ 41,042 / ha,  and  the incoming was $ 8,765 / ha/year,   so the repayment period  was four years and IRR of 16.17%, the ratio B / C of 1.23. It was determined a production loss of 25% as breakeven point  from which the investment is desirable. Investment is viable, particularly with high levels of damage.

Keywords : Bird damage; Exclusion net; Apple crop.