Experiences and good practices of tilapia and shrimp production in the eastern zone of El Salvador.

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in the eastern part of the country, on experiences of good practices in the production of tilapia and shrimp, in the municipalities of Arambala and Meanguera in the department of Morazán, municipality of La Unión, in the department of La Unión, Municipality of San Miguel department of San Miguel and cooperatives of Bahía de Jiquilisco in the department of Usulután, which found the following data.
Work was carried out with families that produce tilapia and shrimp in the municipalities of the eastern zone that make up the dry corridor, verifying that 75% of the investment in productive activity is allocated to the purchase of concentrate and the remaining 25% in personnel or expenses. management, in shrimp it is estimated that the consumption of concentrate has to be in a ratio of 1 to 1, transforming a pound of concentrate in a pound of shrimp obtaining little profitability, most of the marketing is carried out at the place of production where intermediaries and direct consumers arrive, another small percentage is marketed at the community level and in municipal markets, as well as the and Producers perceive affectations due to the effects of climate change, such as the reduction of water from supply sources and cold fronts that cause a reduction in the amount of oxygen present in the ponds.