Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts

Eighty-five percent of Spanish table grapes are produced near the Mediterranean Sea, in very and regions. The irrigation-water availability influences the cropping plans adopted on farms and, on the medium-term, it will also influence viability and competitiveness. This work is aimed at analysing th...

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Autores principales: Fernández-Zamudio, María A., Alcón, Francisco J., Caballero, Pedro
Formato: article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5193
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author Fernández-Zamudio, María A.
Alcón, Francisco J.
Caballero, Pedro
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description Eighty-five percent of Spanish table grapes are produced near the Mediterranean Sea, in very and regions. The irrigation-water availability influences the cropping plans adopted on farms and, on the medium-term, it will also influence viability and competitiveness. This work is aimed at analysing the effects of the main technological improvements introduced on farms and determining the economic consequences, derived from other production scenarios characterized by variability in irrigation-water supply and price. Mathematical programming has been applied to models established for representative farms in Murcia and Alicante. After obtaining the most direct results of investment in technology, the modelization shows that the on-farm water availability exerts a greater effect than the water price, and that only technologically equipped farms can face increases in the price of this resource, keeping their economic sustainability constant.
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spelling ReDivia51932025-04-25T14:45:37Z Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts Fernández-Zamudio, María A. Alcón, Francisco J. Caballero, Pedro Eighty-five percent of Spanish table grapes are produced near the Mediterranean Sea, in very and regions. The irrigation-water availability influences the cropping plans adopted on farms and, on the medium-term, it will also influence viability and competitiveness. This work is aimed at analysing the effects of the main technological improvements introduced on farms and determining the economic consequences, derived from other production scenarios characterized by variability in irrigation-water supply and price. Mathematical programming has been applied to models established for representative farms in Murcia and Alicante. After obtaining the most direct results of investment in technology, the modelization shows that the on-farm water availability exerts a greater effect than the water price, and that only technologically equipped farms can face increases in the price of this resource, keeping their economic sustainability constant. 2017-06-01T10:11:52Z 2017-06-01T10:11:52Z 2008 DEC 2008 article Fernandez-Zamudio, M.A., Alcon, F., Caballero, P. (2008). Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts. New Medit, 7(4), 29-35. 1594-5685 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5193 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5193 https://newmedit.iamb.it/share/img_new_medit_articoli/236_29fernandez.pdf en openAccess Impreso
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Alcón, Francisco J.
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Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
title Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
title_full Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
title_fullStr Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
title_full_unstemmed Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
title_short Economic sustainability of Spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
title_sort economic sustainability of spanish table grapes in different water and technology contexts
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5193
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