Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Ege, 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
Key words: crop yield, dried fruit, figs, fruit growing, production costs, production economics, profitability, profits
Journal of Applied Horticulture, 2002, volume 4, issue 1, pages 7-9.
Abstract: The economics of dried fig production in selected villages of Izmir province, Turkey, was analysed based on data from 52 producers. Dried fig yield was calculated at 186 kg per decar (1 decar=1000m2). Production cost was found to be 80.3 million TL/decar, while the net profit was 36.9 million TL/decar.
