Research Update: The Economic Viability of Tomato Production Using Single- versus Double-Layer High Tunnels

Patricia Morris, Sanjun Gu and Kenrett Jefferson-Moore

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2023, vol. 54, issue 01

Abstract: More than 70% of low-sale family farms are operating on a profit margin of less than 10%, which signals a critical concern for the economic sustainability of limited-resourced farms. It is also important to note that most low-income farmers combine off- and on-farm income. More than 80% of low-sale farmers work off the farm, as well as 62% of their spouses (Hoppe, 2015). High tunnels (akin to greenhouses) are versatile in production location, seasonality, quantity, quality, and length of cropping season, and appear to be promising for small-scale farmer economic viability (USDA, 2022).

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.339698

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