Proposal for the design of a greenhouse for the organic production of cherry tomatoes, pears, and strawberries in the community of Cuchucún belonging to the Canton Cañar

Abstract

Currently, the whole world has been hit by COVID 19, the pandemic has affected all human beings, especially farmers who, due to a lack of necessary resources, could they cannot grow crops on their land and could not plant crops. A threat is also the weather; As they are not protected from heavy rains, the products that are planted are spoiled. This study aims to propose a greenhouse design in the community of Cuchucún belonging to Cañar City with products such as cherry tomatoes, pear tomatoes, and, strawberries grown without chemicals or pesticides. The field study is non-experimental, the methodology applied is descriptive with a quantitative approach, and the data is obtained through surveys applied directly to a certain group of consumers with an acceptable level of reliability of 0,75%. The project reflects an NPV of 38,996.70 dollars and an IRR of 29%, demonstrating that it is favorable, from a financial point of view, to carry out the greenhouse design proposal and launch the products on the market that are intended for users who they want to eat organic and healthy food.