An Economic Analysis of Open-Field Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Production in Cankiri Province of Turkey
Keywords:
melon, production cost, return, economic analysis, TurkeyAbstract
The melon traditionally has been one of Cankiri’s best known produce items. The aim of this study is to make
an economic analysis of melon grown in open field by determining the production cost and return in Cankiri
province of Turkey. The data used in the study were obtained from 87 local melon growers using a questionnaire.
The farms were chosen by random sampling method. The results revealed that labor and machine power used
were 231.60 and 27.60 h ha-1 in melon production period, respectively. Average production costs was 2320.60 $
ha-1. Gross profit, net profit and relative return were found to be 1261.25, 1024.23 $ ha-1, 1.44, respectively. This
study showed that melon production is profitable in the study area. As a conclusion the growers should continue
to focus more attention on open-field melon production. In addition farmers should take necessary steps to improve
production efficiency.
References
Aeri, 2001. Input Use and Production Costs for Important Crops in Some Regions of Turkey. Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Ankara-Turkey, Research report, Publication No. 64, 248 pp. (Tr).
Anonymous, 2009. Anonymous, 2004. Working Reports of Cankiri Province Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affaires (Tr).
Engindeniz, s., 2007. Economic Analysis of Processing Tomato Growing: The Case Study of Torbali, West Turkey. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 5 (1): 7-15.
Erkus, A., m. Bulbul, t. kiral, A. f. Açil and r. demirci, 1995. Agricultural Economics. Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Press, (Tr).
Excel, 2003. Microsoft Office software. Microsoft Co., USA.
fAostAt, 2009. Web Page of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Statistic Database. Production statistics. http://faostat.fao. org/. (15 October 2009).
inan, i. H., 2006. Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. Trakya University Faculty of Agriculture Press (Tr).
kiral, t., H. kasnakoglu, F. Tatlidil, H. Fidan and E. Gundogmus, 1999. Data Base Guide and Production Cost Methodology for Agricultural Products. Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Publication no: 37, 133 pp. (Tr).
Rehber, E., 1993. Agricultural Management and Planning. Uludag University, Publication no: 84, (Tr).
spo, 2001. Crop Production Special Commission Report, Eighth Development Plan, State Planning Organization, publications no: 2647-SCR:655, ISBN: 975-19-2911-3 (Tr).
Turkstat (turkish statistical institute) 2009. Crop Production Statistics. http://www.tuik.gov.tr/ bitkiselapp/bitkisel.zul. (23 September 2009).
yamane, t., 1967. Elementary Sampling Theory.
Prentice-Inc., Englewood. Cliffs, N. J., USA
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2011 Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
