Economic analysis of intensive and super-intensive Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp production in a Biofloc Technology system

Authors

  • Marcos Souza De Almeida Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Economia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronegócios, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Administração, Contabilidade Contábeis e Economia – Dourados (MS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-3374
  • Régio Marcio Toesca Gimenes Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Economia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronegócios, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Administração, Contabilidade Contábeis e Economia – Dourados (MS), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-9892
  • Plínio Schmidt Furtado Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia, Estação Marinha de Aquacultura, Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura – Rio Grande (RS), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0722-3840
  • Luís Henrique Poersch Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia, Estação Marinha de Aquacultura, Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura – Rio Grande (RS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-6252
  • Wilson Francisco Britto Wasielesky Jr. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia, Estação Marinha de Aquacultura, Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura – Rio Grande (RS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-4755
  • Geraldo Kipper Fóes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia, Estação Marinha de Aquacultura, Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura – Rio Grande (RS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2301-8169
  • Juliana Rosa Carrijo Mauad Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Economia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronegócios, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Administração, Contabilidade Contábeis e Economia – Dourados (MS), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3901-1105

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20950/10.20950/1678-2305/bip.2022.48.e692

Keywords:

Biofloc technology, Investment analysis, Sensitivity analysis, Aquaculture management, Modern aquaculture

Abstract

In recent decades, new aquaculture technologies have been developed and improved, such as the Biofloc Technology system, which is considered an alternative to the conventional aquaculture model. This study compared the bioeconomic viability of intensive production in nurseries and super-intensive production of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei bioflocs greenhouses. The investment for implementing the project was US$ 767,190.18 for intensive production and US$ 807,669.16 for super-intensive production. The analyses showed Net Present Value of US$ 363,718.21 and US$ 385,477.42, Equivalent annual value of US$ 59,830.66 and US$ 63,410.00, Net future value of US$ 965,052.69 and US$ 1,022,786.35, Payback Period 4.12 and 4.11, Discounted payback period 5.64 and 5.63, Profitability Index 1.47 and 1.48, Internal Rate of Return 20.49 and 20.55%, and Modified Internal Rate of Return 14.61 and 14.64%. The investment analysis used in this study showed that super-intensive production in a greenhouse is the best investment option. The development of a new scenario simulating the super-intensive production of shrimp in a Biofloc Technology system, considering land use as a premise, made it possible to observe the possibility of obtaining financial gains in scale, both in the reduction of production costs and in the economic performance of the enterprise. However, the financial contribution for the implementation and operation of the project increased substantially.

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