Comparing Profitability and Cash Flows of Agroforestry and Agriculture on Australian Farms

Amir Abadi

No 24364, 14th Congress, Perth, Western Australia, August 10-15, 2003 from International Farm Management Association

Abstract: This paper is a summary of a project that compared the relative profitability of existing, emerging and prospective agroforestry systems with profitability of conventional agricultural land uses in the cropping zones of Western Australia and New South Wales. The project explored the economic boundary conditions under which several promising agroforestry systems may be viable in the lower rainfall zones. Partial budgeting and discounted cash flow techniques were used to conduct the comparative analysis of alternative land use scenarios. The profitability, cash flows and debt associated with each of the scenario are reported. The analysis underpinning this research provides estimates of the economic value of the temporal and spatial interaction effects of trees on agricultural crops and pastures.

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Pages: 9
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.24364

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