Economic study of cost function of okra production in Sharcat in Nineveh governorate (in Iraq)
1985
Al-Jumaily, J.S.
Okra is considered an important product in Iraq, so this study of production costs has a basic role in planting production and price. The researcher has started studying production costs in "Shercat", 120 km south of Mosul. Production costs are made up of two main parts: the first is fixed costs which include family job, land rent, interest on capital and depreciation. The second main part is variable costs. This includes oils, irrigation waters, administration, seeds, ploughing, fertilizers and machine maintenance. Statistical estimation of cost functions and derivative curves of unit costs and relationship between marginal and average total costs, optimum size of output have been made. The costs are distributed among market services, such as sorting of product, packing, loading, transportation and commission afforded by the farmer in the local market. The increase in gross product is due to increase in grown area, family job leading in of total costs, land rent came at second place in total costs
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