Avaliação dos aspectos económicos da produção de madeira serrada em duas serrações de Nampula

Abstract

The present work was carried out in two sawmills in the province of Nampula (Livestock, Industrial, Commercial and Agricultural Company (EPICA) and Carapira) with input equal to or greater than 1,000m3 in the period between 1990 and the first half of 1993 and had the objective, the evaluation of the economic aspects of sawn wood production. The aspects evaluated were: Production, technical and financial efficiency and other factors that influence the production of sawn wood, such as the market, bank credit, among others. Data were obtained from company archives, Provincial Forestry and Wildlife Services and aida through surveys. In general, sawmills were found to be (interviews) carried out in the field. In general, sawmills were found to be producing below 48% of installed capacity. Its average volumetric yield is around 54.29% and the average productivity is 0.0748m3/man/year. The production costs of sawn wood are, according to the results obtained (414.04USD/m3), high, having been found that the production of sawn wood is not profitable. The market, the obsolete state of machinery, electricity and bank credit are the factors that most influence the production of sawn wood.