Industrialización del Proceso de Extracción de Pulpa y Aceite de Palma de Corozo en las Veredas del Banco, Magdalena

Abstract

The project is oriented to the exploitation of Bactrisminor, known as Corozo or Uvita de Lata, which grows in Colombia wild and spontaneous on the Atlantic coast. The corozo is a red fruit that is used to make soft drinks, juices, ice creams, jellies, jams, wines and other foodstuffs. The seed, which makes up a large percentage of the fruit, can obtain oil, which serves as an input for the manufacture of cosmetics, natural medicines and even biodiesel. In addition, the stipe or can is in the construction of houses, fences and furniture. Its leaves are used for roofs of houses and cabins. The waste of natural resources with high commercial potential, forces to encourage the development of entrepreneurial projects, which allows to increase their industrialization and generate added value, specifically in an area as important as is the production of fruit and oils based on palm fruit , in this case corozo or uvita de lata. The industrialization of the production process for the extraction of corozo pulp and oil in El Banco Magdalena, through the establishment of a production plant, the result of the most adequate solution to increase the use of Bactrisminor; which is in accordance with the studies carried out is economically profitable and environmentally sustainable, thanks to the valorization of a natural resource necessary for the protection of the environment, the reduction of waste; in addition to contributing to the local economy and the generation of employment in the southern region of the department of Magdalena, improving the living conditions of its inhabitants.