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

Abstract

The present research was developed in the east 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, for which the following data were found.
Work was done with tilapia and shrimp producing families 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 into a pound of shrimp obtaining little profitability, marketing is mostly carried out at the place of production where intermediaries and direct consumers arrive, another small percentage is sold at the community level and in municipal markets, and producers also perceive effects from the effects of climate change, such as the reduction of water in supply sources and fronts. colds that cause a reduction in the amount of oxygen present in the ponds.