Economic Evaluation of Aquaculture Investments Under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty in the Mediterranean Sea

Sgroi, Filippo; Tudisca, Salvatore; Trapani, Anna Maria Di; Testa, Riccardo

doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1727.1734

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“…In particular, in conventional lemon production, investment is not convenient with an increase by 30% of production cost or with a decrease of sales price by 20%. These results denote a lower risk management and higher farmer's income in biological farms with respect to conventional ones, that are key factors in an ever more globalized market [90][91][92][93][94][95][96].…”

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Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards

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Abstract:Sicily has a long tradition in citrus fruit cultivations that with vineyard and olive tree represent the main Mediterranean tree crops. In this paper we have evaluated the economic and financial sustainability of lemon production, both in organic farming and in conventional farming; the two systems differing just for inputs utilized in production process. Economic analysis has been carried out in a representative case study located in the Sicilian northwestern coast, considering an orchard economic life equal to 50 years. Results, which referred to one hectare area, showed both a higher economic and financial sustainability of organic farming respect to conventional farming. The higher profitability of organic farming was due to minor labor requirement and to greater market appreciation for organic products that granted a premium price respect to conventional prices. Moreover, greater profitability of organic farming and use of environmentally friendly inputs in production process make farms competitive and eco-friendly.

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Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards

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“…For research purposes, a purposive sample of farms was chosen [25][26][27]. The characteristics taken into consideration in the selection of the sample units were those most frequently observed in Sicilian greenhouse tomato farms according to the most recent Italian Agricultural Census data, i.e., small farm size, farm managed directly by farmer's family, low mechanization of farming operations, and local sales modality.…”

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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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“…The wooded area shows different weather conditions as a function of altitude and slope exposure. It is present a Mediterranean climate, characterized by hot and dry summer and rainy winter (Agnese et al, 2008;D'Asaro et al, 2014;2012;Di Trapani et al, 2014;Grillone et al, 2014;2012;Sgroi et al, 2014a).…”

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Payment for Environmental Services for the Sustainable Development of the Territory

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Over the last years the interest in environmental services provided by forests has considerably grow. This situation, in developed countries, derive from rising demand of new goods and services tied to landscape use and leisure activities. These can be considered such as no woody products and they represent externalities produced by forest that, if suitably utilized, could produce value for the area and earnings for people living near forests. From an economic point of view, at the aim of providing these services, it is necessary the introduction of a suitable payment system or, in alternative, a situation in which positive externalities of landscape, in sync with other goods/services, are offered to consumers. In this context, forest conservation and management assume a very important role, especially when public administration allocates decreasing funds to environment resources. In this paper it has been analyzed how positive externalities provided from forest, by means of an appropriate payment system and considering the integration with surrounding area, can contribute to the value creation.

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Economic Evaluation of Aquaculture Investments Under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty in the Mediterranean Sea

Cited by 12 publications

References 33 publications

Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards

Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards

Economic Sustainability of Italian Greenhouse Cherry Tomato

Payment for Environmental Services for the Sustainable Development of the Territory

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