An economic approach to phytosanitary treatments with organic substances in orchards

Andrei Dumitrascu ()
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Andrei Dumitrascu: National Institute of Research - Development for Machines and Installations designed to Agriculture and Food Industry - INMA, Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Journal of Economics, 2015, vol. 41, issue 2(50), 216-237

Abstract: Fruit growing is of particular importance in terms of food and food security. The pest resistance against chemical pesticides and the environmental degradation imposed the research of selective and biodegradable pesticides. The paper focuses on achieving a Cost-Benefit Analysis of phytosanitary treatments in orchards by means of nonpolluting substances, using several performance indicators as: Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Benefit-Cost ratio (B/C). The study found that the validation of this technology will have favorable effects on environment protection due to the gradual replacement of chemicals with green products, opening new ways in introducing high precision equipments.

Keywords: fruit growing; biodegradable pesticides; phytosanitary treatments; cost-benefit analysis; pest control technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 Q01 Q16 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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