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Economic sustainability of early potato production in the Mediterranean area
Riccardo TestaFilippo SgroiSalvatore TudiscaAnna Maria Di Trapanisubject
Mediterranean climateMultidisciplinarybusiness.industryEarly potato Sustainability ProfitabilityEconomic viabilityEconomic sustainabilityEconomyAgricultureSustainabilityEconomicsProduction (economics)Mediterranean areaProfitability indexbusinessdescription
The interactions between a given commercial enterpr ise, its territory and development, have become a key issue in recent years. Theories of economic dev elopment tell us that a territory may undergo development provided viable, economically sustainab le commercial activities exist. Based on the latter postulate, the present paper analyzes the economic sustainability of farming enterprises growing early potatoes in a Mediterranean setting. In particular, the study was conducted in south-eastern Sicily, island in the centre of the Mediterranean. The resu lts underscore their modest profitability, mainly d ue to a lack of entrepreneurial strategies aimed at en hancing production. This situation leads to shortcomings in terms of economic viability of the considered activities, which according to economic theory underlie an ultimate impoverishment of the t erritory.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-01 |