Economic Return on Recycling and Converting Palm Waste Into Organic Fertilizers in New Valley governorate

Abstract

: This research aimed to identify the economic returns from recycling and converting palm waste into organic fertilizers, by studying the financial and economic evaluation criteria, Such as the internal rate of return, the net present value of cash flows, the rate of return to costs, and the calculation of the payback period of capital, as well as the application of the sensitivity analysis method, and the research relied on the primary data through a specially prepared questionnaire form that was collected through a direct meeting with Factory ResponsibleThe study reached the following results: First: Results of the financial evaluation of the palm waste recycling and processing plant. The study concluded that, for the actual estimates, the net present value standard amounted to about (13668.27) million pounds, while as for the standard of benefit-cost ratio, it amounted to about (1.41), As for the internal rate of return, it amounted to about 64%, and as for the rate of recovery of the invested capital, it was (1.56) years, all of which are positive values confirming the extent of the project’s economic success. As for the results of the sensitivity analysis of the plant for recycling and manufacturing palm waste during the year (2020- 2021) in the event of an increase in costsOperating by 10%, the net present value of the benefits amounted to about (10,894.98) million pounds, As for the ratio of benefits to costs, it was about (1.30), as for the internal rate of return, it was about (32%), and the payback period was about (3.12), all of which are positive values that confirm the economic success of the project ، In the event of a decrease in revenues by 10%, the project will be profitable and 10% together, the project will be unprofitable from an economic point of view, as the net present value amounted to about (4959.46), as for the ratio of benefits to costs, it amounted to about (1.14), and as for the internal.