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Economic profitability analysis of rainfed organic farming in SW Spain

Publicated to:Outlook On Agriculture. 43 (2): 115-122 - 2014-01-01 43(2), DOI: 10.5367/oa.2014.0161

Authors: Pardo, Gabriel; Perea, Francisco; Martinez, Yolanda; Urbano, Jose Maria;

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Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Zaragoza 93050059, Spain - Author
IFAPA Ctr Torres Tomejil, Seville, Spain - Author
Univ Seville, ETSIA, Seville 41013, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Dept Econ Anal, Zaragoza 50004, Spain - Author

Abstract

The economic importance of organic production systems is growing year on year. Producers who wish to convert their farms to organic farming face significant transition costs due to changes in management, work organization and lifestyle. The aim of this study was to compare the yield and economic outputs of a conventional and an organic farming system in south-west Spain, a region characterized by a subhumid climate. The organic rotation of wheat-sunflower-peas-faba bean (green manure) was compared with a conventional rotation of wheat-sunflower over four cropping seasons. Economic analysis showed that organic farming was 62% more profitable, assuming current organic premium prices, and 36% more profitable when selling products in conventional markets. However, without the Common Agricultural Policy and regional payments and with conventional prices, the profitability of organics falls below that of conventional production.

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ConventionalConventional production systemsCrop rotationCropping systemsEcological systemNet margin

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Outlook On Agriculture, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q3 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Agriculture, Multidisciplinary, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-05:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 7

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-05:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 35 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Pardo Sanclemente, Gabriel) .