Diagnostico y proyecto de las empresas ¨Don Leoncio¨ y ¨La Carito¨

The previous property project work was presented as a final requirement of the agricultural engineering career to obtain the title of the University of the Republic. The aforementioned project was carried out in two family livestock establishments in the Sierras del Este area, located in the department of Maldonado.

In the first stage of the project, field data was collected that allowed identifying the main weaknesses and strengths of the production system and the environment, thus allowing a project proposal to be proposed that is adapted to the needs of each establishment. In the case of the Don Leoncio establishment, the division of paddocks, reform of the shed, water in the plots and a semi-enclosure system for cattle were proposed, allowing for rational use by optimizing resources. In the case of the La Carito establishment, pursuing the idea of ​​improving the economic production indicators, the division of smaller paddocks, improvement of the natural field, reduction of sheep and improvement of cattle stock was proposed.

Once the proposal was made, the need for financing the project was evaluated, that is, to check if the establishment in question has the financial backing to be able to carry out the project or if it was necessary to resort to the credit option. In both cases it was proposed to resort to credits to finance the project.

In the last stage, a risk analysis was carried out, where different scenarios of changing prices were proposed, in order to evaluate how stable and viable the project remained in the different situations and to what extent it could be carried out. concluding that the project is consistent even with very little encouraging scenarios for production.