An Economic Study to the Cultivation of Almonds and Pistachios in Homs Governorate
2021
Yamen Ahmad Alabdullah
The research aims to study the economic efficiency of Almonds, and Pistachios cultivation in Homs Governorate, the study was applied on random samples of orchards which are producing the fruits (almonds & pistachios) in eastern rural of the governorate, . The study calculated the average productive costs and returns, economic efficiency, per dunam of the trees during the stage of economic fruition ( just the 10th year for Almonds, 12th for Pistachios), period study was in 2019/20. The total productive costs of the GA, DA, and Pistachios trees which is cultivated per dunam have achieved 207051, 213121, 344640 SP/dunam, the average of gross income is 627390, 635625, 1578325 S.p/dunam, while the net return per kilogram is 378.45, 1146.83, 4407.49 SP/dunam, and the net farm income is 182528, 333885, 947042 SP/dunam for the three respectively, while the net economic return is 213517, 258035, 894720 SP/dunam. The rate of rent coefficient relative to productive costs amounted to 192%, 215%, 339% and the rate of rent coefficient relative to invested capital amounted nearly to 112, 129, 188 % while the rate of profitability coefficient relative to productive costs amounted to 89%, 114%, 237 % for green and dry almonds, and pistachios and the rate of profitability coefficient relative to invested capital amounted to 52%, 68 %, and 131 % for the three products, the study concluded with the superiority of Pistachios on almonds, whence return, harsh climatic conditions tolerance, insects pests resistance, and these cultivations are characterized by good profitability for almonds, and excellent for pistachios, depending on a specific standards.
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