ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF PASSION FRUIT, INCLUDING THE COST OF WATER: A STUDY IN TANGARÁ DA SERRA – MT
Irrigation; Financial analysis; Passiflora edulis; Water requirement.
The objective of the research is to evaluate the economic viability of the cultivation of sour passion fruit including the value of the water resource in a rural property in Tangará da Serra - MT, and as specific objectives, to estimate the cost of water use in irrigation, to raise the conventional costs and revenues, and develop cash flows through scenarios. The data were collected in loco, monthly and submitted to the Net Present Value (NPV) analysis tools; Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Time of Return on Capital (Payback) and Cost-Benefit Analysis (ACB). The project proved to be viable from an economic point of view, as it had a positive NPV and an IRR above the required TMA. In scenario two, when the cost of water is included, the indicators showed negligible differences.