Basma Alatrach*(1) Iskandar Ismail (2)
(1).Pome and Grapevine Division, Agriculture Scientific Research Center in Sweida, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research GCSAR,Sweida, Syria.
(2). Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corrsponding author: Eng. Basma Alatrach. E-Mail: Basma.alatrach@gmail.com).
Received: 31/10/2020 Accepted: 18/01/2021
Abstract
This research aimed to study the reality of grape cultivation and production in the Sweida Governorate, through the economic analysis of the costs and revenues of grapes to estimate some of the most important financial indicators. Through a questionnaire distributed to 68 grape growers in the main villages during 2018 season. The results revealed that a dunum of planted grapes cost 65871.40 SP, as the plowing and control operations occupied 15.01% and 14.20%, respectively, of the production costs. The Revenues reached 70745.49 SP, that is, it covers all production costs and achieves a net profit of 4874.09 SP. The economic efficiency index also reached 1.07. The area planted with grapes in Sweida insignificant increase by 2.77%, and then significantly decreased at the level of 5% by 55,66 hectares, to increase again, While production insignificant decreased by 4181,58 tons, then significant increased at the level of 5% by 0.83%. The most prominent problem facing grape farmers was the high prices of pesticides, as 85.30% of them suffered from them, while 66.18% of them faced the problem of a shortage of fuel distributed.
Keyword: Grapes, Production costs, Economic efficiency, Sweida .
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