A whole-farm profitability analysis of organic and conventional cropping systems

Delbridge, Timothy A.; Fernholz, Carmen; King, Robert P.; Lazarus, William F.

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2013.07.007

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“…Indeed, profitability is an indispensable prerequisite for long-term competitiveness of farms in an increasingly globalized and competitive market, representing production units that could thereby provide income and job opportunities for a given rural context [89][90][91]. This is a key success factor especially for small-sized farms, for which the loss in profitability is generally greater than for large farms, as the latter are more efficient in their use of labor and other inputs, enabling them to reach scale economies that afford higher incomes and profits [92][93][94][95].…”

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Economic Sustainability of Italian Greenhouse Cherry Tomato

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Greenhouse tomato cultivation plays an important role in Sicily, being the primary production area in Italy, due to its favorable pedo-climatic conditions that permit extra-seasonal productions. In Sicily, more than half of greenhouse tomato production is derived from the Province of Ragusa on the southeastern coast, where especially cherry tomato typologies are cultivated. Over the last decade, the Ragusa Province has registered a decrease both in terms of greenhouse tomato area and harvested production due to several structural problems that would require restructuring of the tomato supply chain. Thus, since recognition of real costs and profitability of tomato growing is a vital issue, both from the perspective of the farm, as well as from that of the entrepreneur, the aim of this paper was to analyze the economic sustainability of Sicilian greenhouse cherry tomato cultivated in the Ragusa Province. In particular, an economic analysis on 30 representative farms was conducted in order to estimate production costs and profits of greenhouse cherry tomato. According to our results, the lack of commercial organization, which characterizes the small farms we surveyed, determines low contractual power for farmers and, consequently, low profitability.

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Economic Sustainability of Italian Greenhouse Cherry Tomato

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“…Pengelolaan risiko rantai pasok yang dilakukan oleh Delbridge et al (2013) adalah dengan melakukan penilaian keun-tungan antara dua aktor yang terlibat dalam transaksi. Nilai harapan keuntungan pemasok (π 2 ) diperoleh dari jumlah permintaan pengecer (q) dikalikan harga jual pemasok kepada pengecer (w) dikurangi biaya mem-peroleh pasokan (c) dari jumlah pasokan (Q) dikurangi biaya memperoleh pasokan tambahan (C e ) ketika terjadi kekurangan pasokan sebesar [(q-uQ) + ].…”

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PENGELOLAAN RISIKO RANTAI PASOK SAYURAN ORGANIK (STUDI KASUS: PT. X, CISARUA, KABUPATEN BOGOR, JAWA BARAT) [Organic Vegetables Supply Chain Risk Management (Case Study: PT. X, Cisarua, District of Bogor, West Java)]

Kamal

Djatna

Sukardi

2019

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Achievement of the efficiency of the supply chain of organic vegetables PT. X needs to consider output in the form of added value and profit margins obtained from the input of delivery, fulfillment of requests, and risks faced by each actor. The purpose of this study was the management of supply chains of organic vegetables from farmers, entrepreneurs, retailers, and consumers in Cisarua, Bogor Regency, West Java. Based on the results of the analysis of value added by Hayami's method, it was known that retailers' profit margins tend to be bigger, but the contribution of value added is lower than that of farmers and companies. The results of risk measurement showed that the biggest risk index was in farmers due to the large risk of supply shortages. Measurement of efficiency using DEA showed that retailer actors were more efficient but tend to avoid risk. Achieving high efficiency at retailers indicated the ability to balance risk and revenue so that the delivery of organic vegetables in the supply chain was more efficient. Through a risk management mechanism with risk balancing and cost incentives because of the risk showed an increase in supply chain efficiency. This efficiency can be seen from the increase in the number of retailers 'demand and a decrease in supply / shipping inefficiency of farmers and companies in meeting retailers' demands.

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“…Nevertheless, organic farm productivity increases in the long term (Mader et al 2002). Organic farming is more laborious because an organic farmer needs to do frequent bulk manure application, mechanical weeding and disease and pest management to get good yield (Offermann and Nieberg, 2000;Delbridge et al 2013).…”

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“…et al (2011),Naik et al Lockeretz et al (1981),Akomolafe (2000),Adhikari (2009),Bhatta and Doppler (2011),Delbridge et al (2013) Total variable cost +Lien et al (2007),Kawasaki and Fujimoto (2009) Land rentCanavari et al (2007) +Clark et al (1999),Brumfield et al (2000),Kavel (2004), Biswas et al (2011) Production cost Sellen et al (1995), Offermann and Nieberg (2000), Mahoney et al (2004), Naik et al (2012), Delbridge et al (2011), Lockeretz et al (1981), Sellen et al (1995), Offermann and Nieberg (2000), Mader et al (2002), Lien et al (2007), Kawasaki and Fujimoto (2009), Kuminoff and Wossink (2010), Biswas et al (2011), Seufert et al (2012), Naik et al (2012), de Ponti et al (2012), Delbridge et al (2000), Lien et al (2007), Adhikari (2009), Kawasaki and Fujimoto (2009) Dobbs and Smolik (1996), Adhikari (2009) Total return + Chavas et al (2009), Kuminoff and Wossink (2010), Naik et al (2012) Sellen et al (1995), Rani et al (2013) Profit + Delate et al (2003), Mahoney et al (2004), Smith et al (2004), Kerselaers et al (2007), Bhatta and Doppler (2011), Delbridge et al (2011), Delbridge et al (2013) + Adhikari (2009), Kawasaki and Fujimoto (2009), Naik et al (2012) Benefit to cost ratioBiswas et al (2011),Rani et al (2013) …”

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Economic analysis of commercial organic and conventional vegetable farming in Kathmandu Valley

Shrestha¹,

Shrestha

Pandey³

2014

J. Agric. & Environ.

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Economics of a farming system is the key determinant of its sustainability. Organic and conventional farming systems are two distinct types of production systems having contrasting farm management practices and output price as well. Furthermore, organic farming system is promoted for environmental protection and conventional farming system is cursed for the environmental degradation. The present study was conducted to compare the economics of organic and conventional vegetable production in Kathmandu valley. Thirty farmers each involved in commercial organic and conventional vegetable farming were selected randomly for the study. Data were collected through survey method using semi-structured questionnaire. The estimated per ropani per year cost of cultivation of vegetables in the organic farm (NPR 69,170) was lesser than in conventional farm (NPR 1,00,562). The gross return per ropani in a year in the organic vegetable farm (NPR 1,01,536) was significantly lesser than from conventional farms (NPR 1,35,747). Benefit to cost ratio (BCR) was higher in organic farm (1.47:1) in comparison to conventional farm (1.35:1). This study revealed that organic vegetable farming was more profitable than conventional vegetable farming in Kathmandu valley. To expand commercial agriculture: quality inputs, input and output price stability, co-operative or corporative marketing should be promoted.

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A whole-farm profitability analysis of organic and conventional cropping systems

Cited by 38 publications

References 19 publications

Economic Sustainability of Italian Greenhouse Cherry Tomato

Economic Sustainability of Italian Greenhouse Cherry Tomato

PENGELOLAAN RISIKO RANTAI PASOK SAYURAN ORGANIK (STUDI KASUS: PT. X, CISARUA, KABUPATEN BOGOR, JAWA BARAT) [Organic Vegetables Supply Chain Risk Management (Case Study: PT. X, Cisarua, District of Bogor, West Java)]

Economic analysis of commercial organic and conventional vegetable farming in Kathmandu Valley

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