Sunflower: A high value crop?

Konstadinos Mattas, Efthimia Tsakiridou, Anastasios Michailidis and Christos Karelakis

No 232466, Working Papers from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: This work attempts to present a detailed picture of the sunflower cultivation in Greece in comparison with its most competitive crops, in terms of costs, benefits, income, employment and expertise. Thus, the economic effectiveness, of sunflower cultivation at farmers’ level, is thoroughly examined, the indirect benefits (crop rotation, social, environmental, foreign exchange, energy dependence) of sunflower chain assessed and finally both direct and indirect benefits generated for the region are estimated.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65
Date: 2015-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.232466

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