ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE TOMATO PRODUCTION UNDER AGROECOLOGICAL AND CONVENTIONAL CONDITIONS: THE CASE OF ANTALYA PROVINCE, TÜRKIYE

This study aimed to compare the economic aspects of greenhouse tomato production under agroecological and conventional conditions in Antalya province, which ranks first in tomato production in T & uuml;rkiye. The main material of this study was collected from questionnaires compiled by face-to-face interviews with 80 producers following either agroecological or conventional management for tomato production under greenhouse conditions. According to the results of the research, the average farm size was 3.97 ha, with 2.68 ha devoted to tomato production area on 5.8 parcels in agroecological farms and 1.55 ha, 1.11 ha and 4.49 parcels in conventional farms, respectively. Total production costs per hectare resulted 68,840.80 in agroecological farms and 59,744.67 in conventional ones. Gross production value per hectare was 139,625.34 in agroecological production and 87,707.84 in conventional one. Net profit was 70,784.55 /ha and 27,963.17 /ha for agroecological and conventional production, respectively. Profit margin resulted 0.34 and 0.18 /kg in agroecological and conventional production, respectively. The ratio of profit margin to sales price was 50% in agroecological production and 31.83% in conventional one. In terms of profitability indicators, agroecological production was found to be more advantageous than conventional one due to a higher production value resulting from higher yield and tomato selling price.