Viabilidade financeira do tomate convencional e orgânico na região da Serra da Ibiapaba, Ceará

Abstract

The tomato is the second most important vegetable crop in Brazil, second only to the potato. The study objective was to compare the overall financial viability of the tomatoes produced by conventional farmers and organic producers in the micro Ibiapaba in the state of Ceará. Specifically, the objective was estimate revenue and operating costs of tomato production and analyze the profitability obtained by producers in the activity. The data collected correspond to the periods of 2011 and 2012. The survey was conducted with six producers of organic tomato and five producers of conventional tomatoes. Total investments show that the costs for installation and organic tomato production are higher than for the traditional tomato. Therefore, the traditional tomato showed greater affordability than organic tomatoes , according to the methodologies which were : analysis of cost / benefit , NPV ( net present value ) and IRR ( hurdle rate ) and also sensitivity analysis.