Economic and agronomic analysis of conventional and organic concept of cucumber growing

Abstract

Contemporary agro-technology enables high and stabile yield of slicing cucumber throughout the whole year. This study deals with total costs of production, yield per surface unit and the main parameters of profitability of producing slicing cucumber in the greenhouses and in the open field in conventional and organic farming system. Growing cucumbers in the greenhouses and in accordance with the principles of organic farming are the main conditions for higher prices in the market. The highest total costs (820.00 EUR/are) but also the highest gain (225.00 EUR/are) was realized in producing slicing cucumber both in the greenhouse in the organic farming system. Financial losses were recorded when growing cucumbers in the open field despite lower costs, both in organic and conventional system of growing: 29.00 EUR/are, i.e. -15.00 EUR/are, respectively. The business rate of profitability and the coefficient of cost-effectiveness were higher in growing cucumber in greenhouses in both concepts of production.

Savremenim agrotehničkim merama može se postići visok i stabilan prinos svežeg salatnog krastavca tokom cele godine. U radu su prikazani troškovi proizvodnje, prinos po jedinici površine i osnovni pokazatelji profitabilnosti proizvodnje salatnog krastavca u zaštićenom prostoru i na otvorenom polju, u konvencionalnom i organskom sistemu zemljoradnje. Gajenje u zaštićenom prostoru i u skladu sa principima organske zemljoradnje, proizvođačima omogućava postizanje viših cena na tržištu. Najveći troškovi 820 EUR/a, ali i najveća dobit 225 EUR/are, ostvareni su pri proizvodnji salatnog krastavca u zaštićenom prostoru u organskom sistemu gajenja. Pri gajenju krastavca na otvorenom polju, uprkos nižim troškovima zabeležen je gubitak i u organskom i u konvencionalnom sistemu gajenja, -29 EUR/are odnosno -15 EUR/are respektivno. Vrednosti stope rentabilnosti poslovanja i koeficijenta ekonomičnosti bile su veće pri gajenju krastavca u zaštićenom prostoru kod oba koncepta biljne proizvodnje.