Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Economic and Financial Comparison of
Organic and Conventional
Citrus-growing Systems in Spain
Study prepared for the Horticultural Products Group,
Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service,
Commodities and Trade Division, FAO
Study prepared for FAO by:
Juan Fco. Juliá Igual
Ricardo J. Server Izquierdo
Department of Economics and Social Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA
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For more information on this study please contact:
Mr Paul Pilkauskas
Senior Commodity Specialist
email: paul.pilkauskas@fao.org
or
Mr Pascal Liu
Commodity Specialist
email: pascal.liu@fao.org
Horticultural Products Group,
Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service,
Commodities and Trade Division, FAO
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Table of contents
Foreword:
1. Introduction
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 OBJECTIVES
2. Methodology
2.1 TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE STUDY
2.2. EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
3. Parameters
3.1 PRODUCTION COSTS AS REFERENCE
3.2 INVESTMENT RECEIPTS AND COSTS
4. Results
4.1 FINANCIAL COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC SYSTEMS
4.2 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
5. Conclusions
6. Bibliography
7. Acknowledgements
ANNEX I - FINANCIAL EVALUATION AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC FARMING, INCLUDING SUBSIDIES
ANNEX II - SOIL & CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS AND AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
ANNEX III - Order of 22 April 1998, of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
ANNEX IV - PRICES PAID TO FARMERS IN THE FIELD
