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    Propuesta de un proyecto para la implementación de un centro de acopio de leche cruda en la parroquia San Gerardo del cantón Girón
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-04-30) Orellana Godoy, Diana Isabel; Rodas Jaramillo, Ruth Daniela; Bustamante Ordóñez, Jorge Gualberto
    The project proposes the establishment of a raw milk collection center in the parish of San Gerardo, Girón canton, in the Azuay Province of Ecuador. The goal is to optimize the efficiency of the collection, storage, and marketing of raw milk in the area. This center is designed to promote the economic development of small and medium-sized dairy farmers in the region. Using a descriptive-exploratory methodology, the current context was identified and described, providing a detailed and concrete view of the social and productive environment, identifying the resources available in the San Gerardo area. Through 45 surveys of milk producers, the required information was collected, accessible data verified, and trends investigated. Market research was conducted to determine demand, which confirmed that the companies Quesos Danielito, Planta de Lácteos Santiaguito, and Lácteos San Fernando, which represent the buyers of the product delivered to the receiving plant, are willing to purchase milk from the center, with a current demand of 5,000 liters per day. These results are used to project a five-year demand projection that will ensure the collection center's operation. Information was obtained by reviewing previous studies, government data, and current regulations and rules for the design and implementation of the center. The quantitative approach was based on the collection of data on costs and investments based on project engineering, financing options, and analysis of projections to evaluate the technical, financial, legal, and socio-environmental feasibility of the collection center. Financial indicators such as the Net Present Value (USD 208,050.26), Internal Rate of Return (36%), Benefit-Cost Ratio (1.13), and Break-Even Point (1,409,919 liters) were calculated, data that establish the feasibility of implementing this collection center in the San Gerardo parish.