PROFITABILTY OF DRIED FIG PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF TURKEY
M.Yercan, S. Engindeniz
[Poljoprivreda / Agriculture. 9(1):46-51, June 2003.]
Scientific review
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ABSTRACT Dried fig production has a great important in the western part of Turkey in terms of foreign trade, farmers income and employment. In this paper, dried fig produced by farmers has been analyzed to determine production costs and profitability level. For this, selected farmers had been interviewed to find out return, structure of costs and profitability level. This is an opportunity to make comparison between products and countries. This is also information for decision makers for subsidizing policies. The production costs and the net profit of dried fig was found to be US $ 1,428/hectar and US $ 372/hectar, respectively. Dried fig production was found more profitable comparing with some other dried fruits. Dried fig producers spend a unit of money and earn 1.25 unit of money. Profitability of dried fig was found to be 125%. This is an indicator for the farmers willing to produce dried fig in their convenient conditions. |
Keywords: dried fruit, fig, profitability, economic analysis, cost, Turkey
PROFITABILNOST PROIZVODNJE SUHIH SMOKAVA (PRIMJER U TURSKOJ)
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SAŽETAK Proizvodnja suhih smokava značajna je za zapadni dio Turske glede inozemne trgovine, prihoda farmera i zaposlenosti. U ovom radu govori se o suhim smokvama koje proizvode farmeri, a analizirane su kako bi se utvrdili troškovi proizvodnje i razina profitabilnosti. To je prilika za one koji donose odluke o politici poticaja. Troškovi proizvodnje i neto dobit od suhih smokava iznosi 1428/ha i 372/ha USD, slijedom. Utvrđeno je da je proizvodnja suhih smokava profitabilnija u usporedbi s nekim drugim suhim voćem. Proizvođači suhih smokava potroše jedinicu novca, a zarade 1,25 jedinica. Procijenjeno je da dobit od suhih smokava iznosi 125%. To je pokazatelj farmerima koji žele proizvoditi suhe smokve u svojim uvjetima. |
Ključne riječi: sušeno voće, smokva, profitabilnost, ekonomska analiza, troškovi, Turska
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