VIABILIDADE ECONÔMICA DO CULTIVO DE MARACUJÁ: UM ESTUDO DE CASO NA FAZENDA LIMEIRA NO MUNICÍPIO DE ORIZONA-GOIÁS

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the profitability of passion fruit (Passiflora spp.) cultivation in the municipality of Orizona, Goiás. The producer has an area of ​​2.2 ha, cultivating four varieties: BRS Gigante Amarelo, BRS Sol do Cerrado (Maracujá Baiano), BRS Rubi Roxo, and Maracujá Redondo Amarelo (Topssed).

The producer had a cost of approximately R$ 160,000.00 in the evaluated area until starting production, using some materials that the owner already possessed, such as treated eucalyptus stakes, fence posts, wire for training, and a drip irrigation system, due to past crops. The producer has an average production of 60 t/ha. He managed to pay off his investment and the annual maintenance cost of R$ 376,000.00 for the project and obtained a profit in the first year of cultivation. The cultivation of passion fruit in the municipality of Orizona, Goiás, was profitable. The crop allows for various forms of product commercialization, without the existence of commercialization limitations due to the time of year. The crop can be cultivated in small areas, and is still viable from an economic point of view, being an alternative for small producers in the region, although training and technical support are necessary for producers to invest in the crop. It is a fast-cycle fruit compared to other fruit trees and has easy commercialization, possessing excellent routes for the flow of production, as well as the commercialization of its by-products. The processed fruit has an increase of R$158,400.00 in the average annual profit of the project, in relation to the commercialization of the product in pulp form, compared to the fresh fruit.