Economic feasibility study of a base product of algae in an association of maricultores of the North coast Potiguar

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to identify the economic sustainability of the group of the maricultores of the municipality of Rio do Fogo / RN - AMAR, in order to identify the economic data from the sale of products developed in the community and carry out the economic viability study of a product The base of kelp. To reach the data collected, workshops and a visit to the cultivated areas were carried out. As a methodological strategy, Participatory Rural Diagnosis and its own tools for knowledge mobilization were used to reconstruct all the procedural steps of the activity, its participation in the daily life of the community and the family, social and economic relations, democratic and The economic viability of this popular enterprise, past and present. The association has 6 active associates, producing seven products, algae powder, fresh seaweed, soap, coconut, mouse, gelatin and biscuit. The algae powder is responsible for 50% of the income of the association that is R$ 1,800.00 totaling R$ 300.00 / associate. For the economic feasibility study the product chosen was algae powder. The economic feasibility study has shown that the production of algae powder or talc is feasible, since the sale of this product will contribute to increase the income of associated women. This income rose by 43.3% from an average of R $ 300.00 to R$ 530.00 / month. The average family per capita income of the maricultoras increased from R $ 342.00 to R$ 488.80 after the study, or a 29.9% increase in the current per capita family income. In this way, the data of this research indicate that the economic activity of sale of products originated from the G. birdiae algae developed by the Association of Maricultoras of Rio do Fogo – AMAR has great social and economic relevance for the families of the maricultoras of the community of Rio do Fogo.