Economic performance of organic vs conventional vegetables production in Gaza strip

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abu Shaban
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Lower Production

Organic farming has achieved significant growth in developing countries. However, it is still in some areas such as Gaza strip at embryonic stage. Introduction and promotion of organic farming would need more information about economic feasibility of shifting from the existing conventional farms to organic farming system. This is the main aim of this study. Data was collected from 100 randomly selected farmers in southern area of Gaza strip using standard questionnaire. Additional focus group discussions were conducted for further qualitative analyses. Data was also collected from the organic farm of Safe Agriculture Association where vegetables are organically produced and marketed. Gross margin and comparative analyses were used to describe cost structure of conventional and organic production and to assess economic potentialities to shift to organic farming. Results varied among vegetable crops as some crops showed very high economic potential to shift to organic farming while other crops did not. Major reasons for crops with good potential were higher yield under organic farming, premium market prices and lower production costs. Major reasons for lower economic potential to shift were the significant lower yield and higher production costs. The study recommends further technical research to explore organic production techniques that allows for higher yield and lower production cost. The study also recommends further market research to investigate consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic products.

Economic performance of organic vs conventional vegetables production in Gaza strip

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abu Shaban
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Lower Production

Organic farming has achieved significant growth in developing countries. However, it is still in some areas such as Gaza strip at embryonic stage. Introduction and promotion of organic farming would need more information about economic feasibility of shifting from the existing conventional farms to organic farming system. This is the main aim of this study. Data was collected from 100 randomly selected farmers in southern area of Gaza strip using standard questionnaire. Additional focus group discussions were conducted for further qualitative analyses. Data was also collected from the organic farm of Safe Agriculture Association where vegetables are organically produced and marketed. Gross margin and comparative analyses were used to describe cost structure of conventional and organic production and to assess economic potentialities to shift to organic farming. Results varied among vegetable crops as some crops showed very high economic potential to shift to organic farming while other crops did not. Major reasons for crops with good potential were higher yield under organic farming, premium market prices and lower production costs. Major reasons for lower economic potential to shift were the significant lower yield and higher production costs. The study recommends further technical research to explore organic production techniques that allows for higher yield and lower production cost. The study also recommends further market research to investigate consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic products.

scholarly journals Economic, Agronomic, and Environmental Benefits From the Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Koutsos ◽  
Georgios Menexes
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Farming Efficiency ◽  
Lower Production

Precision agriculture (PA) as an integrated information- and production-based farming system is designed to delivery high-end technology solutions to increase farm production efficiency and profitability while minimizing environmental impacts on the ecosystems and the environment. PA technologies are technology innovations that incorporate recent advances in modern agriculture providing evidence for lower production costs, increased farming efficiency and reduced impacts. However, the adoption of the precision agriculture technologies has encountered difficulties such as additional application or management costs and investment on new equipment and trained employees. Some of these PA technologies were proven efficient, providing tangible benefits with lower costs and as a result they quickly gained scientific interest. To investigate further the economic, agronomic, and environmental benefits from the adoption of PA technologies a systematic review was conducted, based on the systematic search and evaluation of related eligible articles.

scholarly journals Efektywność ekologicznych gospodarstw sadowniczych w porównaniu do konwencjonalnych

2016 ◽  
pp. 91-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Komorowska
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Organic Farms ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Lower Production

The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficiency of production factors in organic and conventional fruit farms. The results suggest lower level of productivity of land resources on organic farms, which resulted from lower productivity of organic production. The productivity of capital presented similar levels in both groups of households, while the productivity of the labor force was greater in organic farms, because they were bigger than conventional ones. Organic farms were characterised by better economic results than conventional ones, as a result of better production results accompanied by lower production costs of organic farms. Therefore, in the surveyed households, the profitability of land, labor and capital used in the production processes was higher in organic farms.

scholarly journals A review on use of agrochemical in agriculture and need of organic farming in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-372
Author(s):  
Susan Makaju ◽  
Kabita Kurunju
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Agriculture Policy ◽  
Organic Farming System ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chemical Pesticides

The growing use of chemical pesticides haphazardly and their harmful influence on ecosystem and human health highlight the necessity for safe and sustainable organic production in our time. The article reviews a general overview of organic farming; the impact of organic farming on soil health and climate mitigation in comparison with conventional farming practice in Nepal. The article identifies the problems and possibilities of organic farming to resuscitate the pesticide-dominated conventional practice in Nepal. Organic farming now has been embedded in the natural agriculture policy in Nepal. Organic farming benefits in terms of environmental protection along with better living health. Various governmental and non-governmental bodies, farmers, and individuals are working to promote organic farming in Nepal. With the increase in awareness of health and environmental concerns, the adoption of organic agriculture and the demand for organic agricultural products is increasing. It holds a great prospect in countries like ours where an integrated crop-livestock system is still prevalent in many parts of the country. As a result, an organic farming system in Nepal must be thoroughly investigated and supported through proper regulations and tactics. It is urged to supplant pesticide-based conventional farming with organic farming that leads towards agricultural sustainability for the upcoming generation.

scholarly journals Performance of organic farming in developing countries: a case of organic tomato value chain in Lebanon

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Gumataw Kifle Abebe ◽  
Andrew Traboulsi ◽  
Mirella Aoun
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Third Party

The future of food value chains has increasingly been reliant on the wider adoption of sustainable farming practices that include organic agriculture. Organic farming in developed countries is standardized and occupies a niche in agro-food systems. However, such a standard model, when transferred to developing countries, faces difficulty in implementation. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the expansion of organic agriculture in Lebanon, a Middle Eastern context, and analyzes the economic performance of organic tomato among smallholder farmers. Accordingly, the study was able to determine the production costs, map the organic value chain and assess the profitability of organic tomato by comparing it with the conventional tomato in the same value chain. The study finds organic farming being increasingly expensive primarily due to the inherently high cost of production in Lebanon and the inefficient organization of the organic value chain. As a result, we suggest a blended approach of organic farming with other models, in particular agro-tourism, as a local solution to the sustainability of organic farming in developing countries with limited resources (land and labor) and characterized by long marketing channels. In countries such as Lebanon, a country endowed with rich cultural heritage and natural and beautiful landscapes, the agro-tourism model can harness organic farming and tourism activities. We also propose the adoption of local collective guarantee systems for organic production as a way to alleviate the costs of third-party auditing in Lebanon.

scholarly journals Competitiveness of organically grown cereals

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Jánský ◽  
Iva Živělová ◽  
Jan Křen ◽  
Soňa Valtýniová
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Crop Management ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Cereal Species

The contribution is aimed at the assessment of recommended crop management practices of chosen cereals for organic farming. To increase competitiveness, these practices are modified depending on soil and climatic conditions, and on a way of production use. Furthermore, impacts of the recommended crop management practices on economics of growing chosen cereals are evaluated and compared with economic results obtained under conventional farming. It is assumed that achieved results will contribute to the increase in proportion of arable crops in the Czech Republic where organic production offer does not meet current demands.When evaluating results of growing individual cereal species in a selective set of organic farms, triticale, spelt and spring barley (in this ranking) can be considered as profitable crops. Moreover, triticale and spelt have even higher gross margin under organic farming than under conventional farming (by 62 % in triticale). Oat brings losses, however, it is important for livestock production. Winter wheat seems to be also unprofitable since less grain is produced at lower imputs per hectare and only part of it is produced in quality “bio”, i.e. marketed for higher prices. Rye also brings losses under organic farming, particularly due to lower yields, similarly to the other mentioned cereals. Special cereal species that are still neglected in organic farming systems are of potential use. Durum wheat has vitreous kernels with a high content of quality gluten which is used for pasta production. It can be grown in the maize production area on fertile soils only.

scholarly journals ORGANIC SUGARCANE CULTIVATION IN TAHITI

AGROFOR ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marotea VITRAC ◽  
Taivini TEAI ◽  
François-Régis GOEBEL ◽  
Ines SHILITOUZI
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Maturation Period ◽  
Organic Cultivation ◽  
Sugarcane Farming ◽  
Organic Standards

Organic sugarcane has a strong economic potential in Tahiti. However, there is nomodel for small-scale organic cultivation, and the rules enforced by the applicablestandards don’t always respect the agroecological principles. To determine whethera small organic sugarcane farming system is profitable or not, especially in termsof productivity, control of bioagressors (weeds, rats and pests) and human resourcecosts, a 1ha field of sugarcane was planted in 2015, with nine different varieties, ina machineable context under European organic standards. After two years, thecultivars used showed yields from 40 up to 100 tons/ha of cane. Regarding thecontrol of bioagressors results were the following: 1) manual removing of weedsrequired 4 to 6 months after planting or after the first ratoon; 2) study of rat attacksduring the maturation period showed that in a dirty field, for early varieties (18°Brix at ten months of cultivation), the cane stalks can be entirely damaged, andthese attacks can even occur on canes with sugar content lower than 10%. Finally,the hand labor hoeing represented around 75% of the production costs. This resultdemonstrates that such organic cultivation is possible even when facing pest andweed problems. In further investigations, to improve hand labor efficiency, we willfirst focus on weed control using small mechanized treatments; secondly, we willaim at reducing rat infestations by the use of some unique early maturated varietiesto attract and treat them locally.

scholarly journals Compost tea spraying increases yield performance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) grown in greenhouse under organic farming system

2018 ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Zaccardelli ◽  
Catello Pane ◽  
Domenica Villecco ◽  
Assunta Maria Palese ◽  
Giuseppe Celano
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Organic Liquid ◽  
Liquid Product ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Compost Tea ◽  
Organic Farming System ◽  
Pepper Plants

Compost tea (CT) is an organic liquid product derived from quality compost carrying useful microorganism and molecules capable to protect and stimulate growth of the plants. It is gaining a lot of interest for improving productivity of conventional and/or organic vegetable crops. In this research, the effects of an aerated water-extracted CT obtained from vegetable composts, applied as foliar spray on pepper plants, was evaluated for two years. In the first year, total production increased by 21.9% whereas, in the second year, it increased by 16.3%. The increment of the yields was related to an increase of the number of fruits per plant, whereas the weight of the single fruit was not affected by treatment. In both years, physiological and nutritional status of pepper plants were increased, as resulted by leaf-SPAD assessed during crop cycle. Findings indicate the effectiveness of CT application in improving significantly yield performances of vegetable crops under greenhouse organic farming system.

Farmer-led Innovations in Rice Farming System in the Flood-prone Ecosystem of Bangladesh

2010 ◽  
pp. 6-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Shahe Alam ◽  
MM Husain ◽  
MZ Abedin
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Farm Productivity ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Budget Analysis ◽  
Relay Cropping ◽  
Sequential Cropping

Farmers in the flood-prone areas of Faridpur district have innovated rice-based farming technologies to improve their farm production and household income. One of such innovations is relay cropping of modern variety (MV) rice with jute. In order to investigate the detail socioeconomic issues of this farmer-led innovation, a survey-based study was undertaken during 2003. The analysis revealed that, following Jute + rice relay cropping method, farmers could enrich their farm productivity and household income. Farmers’ innovation involves lesser production costs compared to the conventional method and obtained much higher gross margin. Moreover, the new method proved to be advantageous in several ways: (i) the innovation involves about 6% less labour in MV Aman cultivation; (ii) under this technology, MV Aman rice can escape water stress in October, i.e. needs no supplemental irrigation; (iii) farmers have the scope of bearing almost 20% less input cost; and (iv) farmers can avoid the botheration of Aman seed bed preparation. Partial budget analysis further showed that, farmers could receive higher profit of Tk.4021/ha through MV rice production as relay cropping with Jute compared to that of rice production as sequential cropping.

scholarly journals Органічне землеробство як фактор євроінтеграції України

2013 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
О. Б. Кузьменко
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Qualitative Characteristics

Обґрунтовано необхідність розвитку органічного землеробства в Україні як умови зростання експо-рту аграрної продукції в Європейський Союз, що одночасно забезпечує збереження і відтворення якісних характеристик земельних ресурсів. Дове-дено, що тенденції попиту на органічну продукцію в Європейському Союзі та наявні якісні й екологіч-но чисті земельні ресурси в Україні створюють передумови для активізації органічного виробниц-тва і відповідного експорту. Визначено проблеми, що стримують впровадження даної системи землеробства, та пропозиції щодо їх розв’язання. The necessity of the development of organic farming in Ukraine, as a condition of growth of exports of agricultural products to the European Union was grounded. That at the same time ensures the preservation and reproduction of the qualitative characteristics of land resources. It is proved that the trend of demand for organic products in the European Union and the available high-quality and environmentally friendly land resources in Ukraine create the preconditions for enhancing organic production and corresponding exports. The problems hindering the implementation of the farming system and proposals for their solution were defined.

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