Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/12.1.885
Cost and profit Analysis of Organic and Conventional Farming in Hungary
Péter URFI
; University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Department of Economic Methodology; H-8360 Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16.
Krisztina KORMOSNÉ KOCH
Zsuzsanna BACSI
Abstract
The object of this analysis was to compare the organic and the conventional farming
on the basis of primer database and modeling at the location of Hortobágy that is a
well-known organic farming region in Hungary. 20 model variations were worked out
for the conventional and 20 for the organic farming situation. According to the results,
there is no significant difference considering the costs per hectare in the two modeled
farming methods, although the structures of the production costs show huge
deviations. The cost per production unit is typically higher in the organic model.
Considering most of the model variations, organic farming is proved to be more
profitable, but this economic pre-eminence is not explicit by any means.
Keywords
organic farming; conventional farming; cost and profit analysis
Hrčak ID:
70830
URI
Publication date:
13.7.2011.
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