Technical and economic analysis of farms cultivating cereals and legumes: a Greek case study

Prentzas, Angelos; Nastis, Stefanos A.; Moulogianni, Christina; Kouriati, Asimina

doi:10.1504/ijsami.2022.126804

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“…The resilience of lathyrus to biotic stresses was also evaluated positively, considering the increase in fertilizer and pesticide costs and the general trend of encouraging the rationalization of input use in arable crops. Indeed, a technical and economic analysis of farms cultivating legumes and cereals in Northern Greece demonstrated that improving the efficiency of operations requires a reduction of inputs by 48%, along with a rational and effective utilization of resources [37], and a crop with the characteristics of lathyrus could play an important role in the transition towards more sustainable patterns.…”

Section: Strengths Of Lathyrus Cultivationmentioning

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Understanding the Potential to Increase Adoption of Orphan Crops: The Case of Lathyrus spp. Cultivation in Greece

Goufa,

Makeroufas,

Gerakari

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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Little progress has been made in translating the increased awareness of neglected and underutilized crops into a viable tool for advancing not just sustainable development in rural areas but also sustainable agricultural and secured food systems. This is caused, in part, by a lack of understanding the importance of several underutilized crops that are currently in cultivation. Among underutilized crops, grasspea (Lathyrus sativus) is an orphan legume crop with great agronomic potential due to its suitability for a variety of sustainable food and feed production systems throughout the world’s semi-arid and arid regions and its high protein content. The current study presents a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis to unravel the following: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Lathyrus spp. cultivation, what factors are opportunities or initiatives that encourage the adoption of the crop by growers, and what factors are disincentives or threats that prevent its adoption? What strategies could help expand cultivation? We use data from a questionnaire survey of farmers in Central Greece (Thessaly) to examine their attitudes and perceptions with regards to the above questions. The outcome of this study strongly suggests that farmers are willing to adopt the new Lathyrus spp. cultivation if they are assisted via contractualization, training, and new financial tools.

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Section: Strengths Of Lathyrus Cultivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding the Potential to Increase Adoption of Orphan Crops: The Case of Lathyrus spp. Cultivation in Greece

Goufa,

Makeroufas,

Gerakari

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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“…The two-stage non-parametric DEA method was implemented in order for the first question to be answered. This method was selected because it is considered a reliable methodology that leads to reliable results, something that is proven by its implementation in various sectors, such as the banking industry [67], insurance [68], agriculture [69,70], and of course, hospitality [3,20,23,24]. In the first stage, the small accommodation businesses' efficiency estimation was made through an output-oriented model approach.…”

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The Three Dimensions of Small Accommodation Businesses and Their Efficiency

Dimitriadou,

Kouriati,

Karampela

et al. 2023

Tourism and Hospitality

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Measuring efficiency and determining factors that may influence it are very important steps to improve the businesses’ competitive position, growth, and sustainability. This paper aims to investigate the efficiency of small accommodation businesses located in Greek non-coastal areas and to determine a set of factors that may affect it, from the perspective of the three dimensions of family businesses (family, business, ownership). The method adopted, in order for the research objective aim to be fulfilled, is the two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis model. In the first stage, the efficiency was estimated from a sample of 150 businesses. In the second stage, the influence of various factors on the examined efficiency was investigated by implementing a Bootstrap Truncated regression. The results showed that the majority of the examined businesses presented a low level of efficiency. Regarding the determination of the factors, it occurred that the manager’s age, ownership form, and business type influenced the relative efficiency level in contrast to the factors of the business’s age, the manager’s sex and education level, the state of succession, as well as the manager’s agricultural employment. By fulfilling the aim of this study, a significant contribution to the relative literature and especially to the hospitality field is offered.

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“…This paper focuses on the optimal management of the water and fertilizer amounts used by producers as a plethora of reports in the literature highlight the continuous efforts in the optimal management of inputs that have been carried out in recent years [5,6]. This aim will be accomplished through the implementation of a Decision Support Model designed especially for farmer group needs.…”

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Decision Support Model for Input Minimization and the Optimal Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Holdings

Lialia,

Tafidou,

Kouriati

et al. 2024

The 17th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Economists

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Technical and economic analysis of farms cultivating cereals and legumes: a Greek case study

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Understanding the Potential to Increase Adoption of Orphan Crops: The Case of Lathyrus spp. Cultivation in Greece

Understanding the Potential to Increase Adoption of Orphan Crops: The Case of Lathyrus spp. Cultivation in Greece

The Three Dimensions of Small Accommodation Businesses and Their Efficiency

Decision Support Model for Input Minimization and the Optimal Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Holdings

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