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Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards

Riccardo TestaRiccardo SquatritoFilippo SgroiMario FoderàSalvatore TudiscaAnna Maria Di TrapaniMatteo Candela

subject

Organic productlemonlcsh:TJ807-830Geography Planning and Developmentlcsh:Renewable energy sourcesEcological farmingagricultural practicesManagement Monitoring Policy and Lawcost-benefit analysiAgricultural scienceorganic farmingjel:QSettore AGR/01 - Economia Ed Estimo Ruraleagricultural practices; cost-benefit analysis; lemon; organic farming; profitabilityEconomicsNatural farmingprofitabilitylcsh:Environmental scienceslcsh:GE1-350Renewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentAgroforestryIntensive farmingcost-benefit analysislcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plantsjel:Q0jel:Q2jel:Q3jel:Q5lcsh:TD194-195agricultural practiceIntensive crop farmingjel:O13Extensive farmingOrganic farmingjel:Q56Mixed farming

description

Sicily has a long tradition in citrus fruit cultivations that with vineyard and olive tree represent the main Mediterranean tree crops. In this paper we have evaluated the economic and financial sustainability of lemon production, both in organic farming and in conventional farming

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-01-16Sustainability
https://doi.org/10.3390/su7010947