Comparative profitability and productivity analysis in dwarf pear production in Turkey: case of Bursa Province

This study includes the dwarf pear farms which apply and do not apply good agricultural practices in Bursa Province of Turkey. The basic purpose of this study was to make the economical comparison of the enterprises which applied and did not apply good agricultural practices in terms of productivity and profitability. Total of 22 dwarf pear producers who applied good agricultural practices were interviewed and data were gathered by using questionnaire method in Bursa province. In the same provinces, the same survey was also conducted with the same number of producers which did not apply good agricultural practices. When good agriculture practices subsidy amount was added, total production costs, gross production value, gross profit, net profit and breakeven point per hectare were determined to be respectively as 24916.67 $, 28114.16 $, 14080.07 $, 3197.49 $ and 38864 kg in the enterprises which applied good agricultural practices. The same indicators were determined to be respectively as 26758.16 $, 28620 $, 12839.08 $, 1861.84 $ and 45738.50 kg in the enterprises which did not apply good agricultural practices. Gross labor productivity, net labor productivity, gross capital productivity, net capital productivity, gross factor productivity and net factor productivity were calculated as 8.67 $, 0.99 $, 0.57 $, 0.06 $, 1.13 $ and 0.13 $, respectively in pear farming by applying good agricultural practices whereas they were determined as 3.98 $, 0.26 $, 0.56 $, 0.04 $, 1.07 $ and 0.07 $ in pear farming by not applying good agricultural practices. According to the results, dwarf pear farming was determined to be more profitable in the enterprises which applied good agricultural practices.