THE PRODUCTION COSTS OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC APPLE ORCHARDS IN THE VENETO REGION (ITALY)

CIMPAN Oana, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

BEGALLI Diego, University of Verona, Italia

CODURRI Stefano, University of Verona, Italia

Abstract:
In times of crisis people are thinking how to make the best choice to be more profitable. Both the manufacturers and the consumers must choose the best solutions for them and their businesses. Making a choice between organic and conventional methods in times of crisis is even more difficult considering production costs and consumption patterns. What is the composition of production costs for an apple orchard, how they can be divided into homogeneous categories and why to choose green are the questions we have tried to answer in this paper.

Keywords: apple orchard, production costs, organic, conventional

JEL Classification: Q1,Q15

Volume: 62.3, Issue: 3

Pages: 5 - 14

Publication date: , 2012

Download the article: http://economice.ulbsibiu.ro/revista.economica/archive/RE%203-62-2012.pdf

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