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Journal of Agronomy

Year: 2005 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 254-261
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2005.254.261
Organic Raisin Production: A Comparative Analysis of Organic and Conventional Smallholdings in Turkey
Erdemir Gundogmus and Zeki Bayramoglu

Abstract: This study compared productivity, profitability, producer-defined constraints and goals and research priorities between organic and conventional raisin farms in Turkey. The raisin yield of the organic farms was 8% lower than that of the conventional farms in research period. Variable costs and production costs per hectare was higher on organic farms. According to lower yield and higher costs, net income per hectare was 16% lower than conventional raisin farms. On the other hand, if current organic certification costs paid by firms were included, the price premiums paid to organic producers would have to increase to 22.4% in order to equal the net incomes from conventional raisin. Conventional farmers identified low and unstable prices as the main constraints for sustained production and stated further intensification of production as their main goal. Organic farmers have centered on farm diversification and agronomic practices that permit organic farm management.

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Erdemir Gundogmus and Zeki Bayramoglu, 2005. Organic Raisin Production: A Comparative Analysis of Organic and Conventional Smallholdings in Turkey. Journal of Agronomy, 4: 254-261.

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