Financial assessment of investment projects on crop fruits in colombia. a case sutdy pitaya

A financial assessment and asensitivity analysis for a yellow pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus Schuman ex. F.Vaupel) crop, based on the methodology for evaluation of financial investments, were performed. The spreadsheet Quattro was utilized. Data on yield per plant, cropdensity, and fruit price were modified simulating real scenarios for the pitaya cropin Colombia. The results show a high sensitivity of the project to thase three factors. One of the important conclusions is that investment projects on crops in which technology and markets are not stabilized should be very strict in the analysis of the internal return rate and its sensitivity.

• Autores: López, Nilson; Corredor, Dario; Leiva, Fabio R.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 1990
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/33850
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/33850; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/23930/
• Palabra clave: pitaya; proyectos de inversión; frutales; evaluación financiera; rentabilidad; sensibilidad; cultivo; selenicereus
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional