El Salvador By: Taylor McCoy. El Salvador This where El Salvador is located.
Sustainable Project for Itaparica Island, All Saints Bay, Salvador-BA BRAZIL
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This presentation introduces a project which aims to help the conservation of mangoes trees on Itaparica Island. The government will build a bridge and its impacts can destroy all environment (sea and land).
Transcript of Sustainable Project for Itaparica Island, All Saints Bay, Salvador-BA BRAZIL
NORTHEAST REGION
3 million inhabitants
Brazil: 183.9 million inhabitants
Bahia State: 13 million inhabitants
http://www.pontesalvadorilhadeitaparica.ba.gov.br/
The state government decided to build a
bridge between the island and Salvador city.
To know more about the project please visit
(only Portuguese version available by now):
Family property, former mangoes farm
Urbane pression
CONSERVATION
THE PROBLEM & THE CHANCE
BUSINESSES CELLS
(WOMEN) MANGO CATCHERS ASSOCIATION
YOUNG ORGANIC TECHNICIANS SCHOOL
Reasons for going dehydrated:
Organic, natural, fruit-based, healthy product;
Convenient product: can be stored longer;
Sport practitioners, calories reposition:
Morning cereals;
Cereal bars;
Gourmet;
Souvenirs as an Itaparica Island product.
Some numbers from DESFRUTA
5 fruits; 176 tons of dehydrated fruits / year
Target: wholesale; natural food stores
Sale price: ~US$5/Kg
Total investment: $500,000 plus $100,000 of working capital (year 1)
Total income/year: $900,000 (100% capacity)
IRR (investor)=15%
Results by 2007
120 Producers identified
60 Producers defined
30 Producers in GPS
10,000 Mangoes trees registered
15 Mangoes varieties
50% is “Espada” type
3 million fruits / season
Expected Triple Bottom Line Results
Sustainable
Development Unit
Job creation
Technical qualification
Fixing the man in his/her origin
Strengthen associativism
Fruit varieties identification
Biodiversity protection
Organic production stimulus
Better productivity
Local income increases
Market diversification
