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Irene Tzouramani
Agricultural Economics Research Institute, DEMETER, Terma Alkmanos Street, Athens GR-11528, Greece

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Journal article
Published: 01 June 2021 in Marine Policy
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In this study, a comparative analysis is performed between family-run and business-oriented fisheries on their ability to provide societal value. After allocating the various fleet segments in these two groups by using a novel approach based on employment variables, we assess their societal value by using the extended cost-benefit analysis method, which considers both social and environmental criteria beyond economic criteria. The data used for the analysis are from the Greek National Fisheries Data Collection Programme and correspond to 726 vessels. In conclusion, the analysis provides evidence that small-scale fishing is linked to a family-run fishing activity model. In contrast, large-scale fishing is linked to a business-oriented fishing activity model. It was then estimated that family-run fleet segments provide a higher societal value for each ton of landings compared with business-oriented fleet segments. Finally, the degree of commercialisation of fishing fleet segments and the societal value per ton of landings are found to have a statistically significant negative correlation. This evidence indicates the prominent role of the family-run fishing activity to society and calling for increased attention by national and intergovernmental policy agents, and policy-makers have to enhance its role.

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Stamatis Mantziaris; Angelos Liontakis; George Valakas; Irene Tzouramani. Family-run or business-oriented fisheries? Integrating socioeconomic and environmental aspects to assess the societal impact. Marine Policy 2021, 131, 104591 .

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Stamatis Mantziaris, Angelos Liontakis, George Valakas, Irene Tzouramani. Family-run or business-oriented fisheries? Integrating socioeconomic and environmental aspects to assess the societal impact. Marine Policy. 2021; 131 ():104591.

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Stamatis Mantziaris; Angelos Liontakis; George Valakas; Irene Tzouramani. 2021. "Family-run or business-oriented fisheries? Integrating socioeconomic and environmental aspects to assess the societal impact." Marine Policy 131, no. : 104591.

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Published: 14 April 2021 in Agriculture
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The poor generational renewal has been identified as a key issue for the EU policy that undermines the restructuring of the agricultural sector and the revitalisation of rural areas. The start-up aid for young farmers is one of the main EU-driven policy measures that try to mitigate this trend, by facilitating the initial investment of young newcomers in agriculture. At the same time, innovative crops with appealing characteristics are proposed as promising alternatives with high socioeconomic and low environmental impacts. Recently, a draft new call of the start-up aid for young farmers measure has been set under public consultation in Greece, which significantly alters the requirements and the level of support of the beneficiaries, compared to the previous one. The aim of this study is to explore the consequences of this change to the desirability to invest in the organic aloe vera crop, one of the leading innovating crops in Greece. In this study, taking into consideration the embedded risk and uncertainty, we utilise a stochastic version of the Net Present Value (NPV) analysis, a common discount cash flows method to detect the desirability of an investment. Results indicate that the potential alteration of the start-up aid for young farmers deteriorates the desirability of this investment and thus prevents farmers from its adoption. The analysis provides useful insights by highlighting risk factors and the possible impacts of policy measures on the desirability of innovative crops; thus, it can be useful both for investors and policymakers.

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Angelos Liontakis; Alexandra Sintori; Irene Tzouramani. The Role of the Start-Up Aid for Young Farmers in the Adoption of Innovative Agricultural Activities: The Case of Aloe Vera. Agriculture 2021, 11, 349 .

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Angelos Liontakis, Alexandra Sintori, Irene Tzouramani. The Role of the Start-Up Aid for Young Farmers in the Adoption of Innovative Agricultural Activities: The Case of Aloe Vera. Agriculture. 2021; 11 (4):349.

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Angelos Liontakis; Alexandra Sintori; Irene Tzouramani. 2021. "The Role of the Start-Up Aid for Young Farmers in the Adoption of Innovative Agricultural Activities: The Case of Aloe Vera." Agriculture 11, no. 4: 349.

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Published: 14 December 2020 in Sustainability
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Various drivers behind the adoption of environmentally friendly practices have been investigated at the farm level in the literature, e.g., farmers’ motivations and attitudes, farms’ structure, and management or policies. Yet, the way in which quality labels and producer organisations influence the adoption of environmentally friendly practices by farmers is still underresearched. We contribute to this topic and present the results of qualitative interviews with producer organisations, conducted in 2019 in two contrasting case studies: the pig sector in Brittany (western France), and the olive oil sector in Crete (Greece). Our study shows that economic actors of food supply chains in these two case studies use European quality labels, a couple of national schemes, and a proliferation of private quality labels (in Brittany’s pig sector). Our interviews reveal that many quality labels, for which agricultural farming systems must comply with a set of rules, are not specifically aimed at improving environmental impacts. In the Cretan olive oil sector, we observe several European public labels. In the French pig sector, many quality labels do not include requirements for practices aiming at improving the environment, but instead focus on other practices that matter for society, namely improving animal welfare. However, advisory services provided by the producer organisations can play a key role in the adoption of environmentally friendly practices. They include research programmes and agronomic events. In Crete, producer organisations are able to offer technical assistance thanks to European support programmes.

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Sabine Duvaleix; Marie Lassalas; Laure Latruffe; Vasilia Konstantidelli; Irene Tzouramani. Adopting Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices and the Role of Quality Labels and Producer Organisations: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Two European Case Studies. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10457 .

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Sabine Duvaleix, Marie Lassalas, Laure Latruffe, Vasilia Konstantidelli, Irene Tzouramani. Adopting Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices and the Role of Quality Labels and Producer Organisations: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Two European Case Studies. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10457.

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Sabine Duvaleix; Marie Lassalas; Laure Latruffe; Vasilia Konstantidelli; Irene Tzouramani. 2020. "Adopting Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices and the Role of Quality Labels and Producer Organisations: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Two European Case Studies." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10457.

Journal article
Published: 30 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Small-scale fisheries account for 94% of the Greek fishing fleet. The sector consists mainly of family-owned vessels and highly depends on family labor. While the role of women as crew members is of particular interest, there is little evidence of their actual employment status, labor situation, and contribution in the fishing activity. This paper focuses on women in small-scale fisheries in order to investigate their role in the sector and reveal their contribution to fishing enterprises. In addition, it implements a comparative analysis to investigate the differences in various socio-economic indicators in small-scale vessels with and without female crew members. The results indicate that the presence of women has a positive outcome on several social and economic indicators that reflect the wealth of both fishing households and employees. In terms of employment, several differences in the structural characteristics appeared regarding the onshore employment, the share of unpaid labor, and the total hours worked. The majority of female crew members can be characterized as “fisherwomen,” since fishing is their main occupation. Further in-depth research to investigate the family relations among crew members and how they affect the fishing enterprise can supplement the existing research.

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Angelos Liontakis; Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Alexandra Sintori. Unravelling the Role of Gender in Fisheries’ Socio-Economic Performance: The Case of Greek Small-Scale Fisheries. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5304 .

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Angelos Liontakis, Irene Tzouramani, Stamatis Mantziaris, Alexandra Sintori. Unravelling the Role of Gender in Fisheries’ Socio-Economic Performance: The Case of Greek Small-Scale Fisheries. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5304.

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Angelos Liontakis; Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Alexandra Sintori. 2020. "Unravelling the Role of Gender in Fisheries’ Socio-Economic Performance: The Case of Greek Small-Scale Fisheries." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5304.

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Published: 07 April 2020 in Sustainability
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In recent years, farmers and policymakers have faced ample challenges and have struggled to support the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Sustainable agriculture encompasses multiple concepts, and its performance produces extensive debate about data requirements, appropriate indicators, evaluation methods, and tools. Under the European Union (EU) financed project FLINT (Farm Level Indicators for New Topics in policy evaluation), detailed data have been collected at the farm level to provide broader coverage of sustainability indicators on a wide range of relevant topics to facilitate the assessment of sustainability performance. The approach has been applied in a pilot network of representative farms at the EU level, considering the heterogeneity of the EU farming sector to provide data infrastructure with up to date information for sustainability indicators. This study aims to assess sustainability performance at the farm level in Greece. Representative and dominant agricultural systems, such as permanent crops, olive trees, arable crops, and livestock (sheep) farms, comprise the Greek sample. It uses the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methodology and attempts to gain insights into the sustainability performance of agricultural systems. The outcome of the sustainability assessment reveals knowledge and develops support for strategic farm choices in order to support both farmers and policymakers towards more sustainable development plans. The results indicate that three typical Mediterranean farming systems, namely permanent crops, olive trees, and extensive livestock systems (sheep farms), are more sustainable in contrast to intensive and arable crop farms.

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Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2929 .

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Irene Tzouramani, Stamatis Mantziaris, Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2929.

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Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. 2020. "Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2929.

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Published: 01 March 2020
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In recent years, farmers and policymakers have faced ample challenges and have struggled to support the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Sustainable agriculture encompasses multiple concepts, and its performance produces extensive debate about data requirements, appropriate indicators, evaluation methods, and tools. Under the European Union (EU) financed project FLINT (Farm Level Indicators for New Topics in policy evaluation), detailed data have been collected at the farm level to provide broader coverage of sustainability indicators on a wide range of relevant topics to facilitate the assessment of sustainability performance. The approach has been applied in a pilot network of representative farms at the EU level, considering the heterogeneity of the EU farming sector to provide data infrastructure with up to date information for sustainability indicators. This study aims to assess sustainability performance at the farm level in Greece. Representative and dominant agricultural systems, such as permanent crops, olive trees, arable crops, and livestock (sheep) farms, comprise the Greek sample. It uses the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methodology and attempts to gain insights into the sustainability performance of agricultural systems. The outcome of the sustainability assessment reveals knowledge and develops support for strategic farm choices in order to support both farmers and policymakers towards more sustainable development plans. The results indicate that three typical Mediterranean farming systems, like permanent crops, olive trees, and extensive livestock systems (sheep farms), are more sustainable in contrast to intensive and arable crop farms.

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Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. 2020, 1 .

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Irene Tzouramani, Stamatis Mantziaris, Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. . 2020; ():1.

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Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. 2020. "Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 10 November 2019 in Animals
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Dairy goat farming is an important agricultural activity in the Mediterranean region. In Greece the activity offers occupation and income to thousands of families mainly located in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas of the country where it utilizes low productivity pastures and shrub lands. Furthermore, goats are more resilient to climate changes compared to other species, and are often characterized as ideal for keeping in drought areas. However, there is still limited evidence on total greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted from goat farms and their mitigation potential. In this context, this study aims to estimate GHG emissions of goat farms in Greece and explore their abatement options using an economic optimization model. Three case studies are explored i.e., an extensive, a semi-intensive and an intensive goat farm that correspond to the main goat production systems identified in Greece. The analysis aims to assess total GHGs as well as the impact of abatement on the structures, gross margins and labor inputs of the farms under investigation. The issue of the marginal abatement cost is also addressed. The results indicate that the extensive farm causes higher emissions/kg of milk produced (4.08 kg CO2-eq) compared to the semi-intensive and intensive farms (2.04 kg and 1.82 kg of CO2-equivelants, respectively). The results also emphasize the higher marginal abatement cost of the intensive farm. In all farm types, abatement is achieved primarily through the reduction of the livestock capital and secondarily by other appropriate farming practices, like substitution of purchased feed with homegrown feed.

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Alexandra Sintori; Irene Tzouramani; Angelos Liontakis. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Goat Farming Systems: Abatement Potential and Cost. Animals 2019, 9, 945 .

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Alexandra Sintori, Irene Tzouramani, Angelos Liontakis. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Goat Farming Systems: Abatement Potential and Cost. Animals. 2019; 9 (11):945.

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Alexandra Sintori; Irene Tzouramani; Angelos Liontakis. 2019. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Goat Farming Systems: Abatement Potential and Cost." Animals 9, no. 11: 945.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2019 in Agriculture
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One of the main ecological challenges that agricultural and especially livestock production systems face is the adoption of management practices that encourage the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while maintaining their production level. According to the relevant literature, the potential for GHG reduction lies mainly in greater efficiency in meat and dairy production, which suggests that the ecological modernization of livestock farms follows the efficiency/substitution pathway. This study aims to investigate the above assumption and explore the link between the technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of livestock farms using data envelopment analysis (DEA). The analysis focuses on dairy sheep farming, since the activity is important for the Greek rural economy while at the same time responsible for half of the country’s agricultural methane emissions. Results indicate that the correlation between technical and environmental efficiency of sheep farms is significant. Environmental efficiency is affected by farm size, specialization and production orientation. Feeding practices, like the ratio of concentrates to forage, also appear to have a positive effect on environmental efficiency. On the other hand, experienced farmers tend to have lower environmental efficiency, which may indicate their reluctance to adopt modern farming practices.

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Alexandra Sintori; Angelos Liontakis; Irene Tzouramani. Assessing the Environmental Efficiency of Greek Dairy Sheep Farms: GHG Emissions and Mitigation Potential. Agriculture 2019, 9, 28 .

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Alexandra Sintori, Angelos Liontakis, Irene Tzouramani. Assessing the Environmental Efficiency of Greek Dairy Sheep Farms: GHG Emissions and Mitigation Potential. Agriculture. 2019; 9 (2):28.

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Alexandra Sintori; Angelos Liontakis; Irene Tzouramani. 2019. "Assessing the Environmental Efficiency of Greek Dairy Sheep Farms: GHG Emissions and Mitigation Potential." Agriculture 9, no. 2: 28.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Studies in Agricultural Economics
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Given the increased attention to risk management in the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), it is important\ud to monitor and evaluate the rates of adoption by farmers and their determinants over time. Current European agricultural\ud statistics (Farm Accountancy Data Network) capture few indicators that assess such strategies, but complementing data collected\ud during the EU Framework 7 project FLINT have allowed the adoption of risk management strategies and the determinants\ud of farmers’ preference for complementary or substitute instruments to be assessed. Adoption rates of risk management\ud instruments such as insurance contracts, price contracts, off-farm income, other types risk of reduction measures and other\ud gainful activities vary signifi cantly across EU Member States and farming types. Econometric analysis indicates that larger\ud farms more often adopt crop insurance, occupational accident insurance, price contracts and diversifi cation but are less likely\ud to adopt credit avoidance and off-farm employment (at a signifi cance level of 1 per cent). For policy analyses these indicators\ud are a step forward for the determination of the net impacts and establishment of counterfactuals in the long term (i.e. time series\ud encompassing also adverse years) for measuring the impact of the CAP at farm level

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Marcel Van Asseldonk; Irini Tzouramani; Lan Ge; Hans Vrolijk. Adoption of risk management strategies in European agriculture. Studies in Agricultural Economics 2016, 118, 154 -162.

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Marcel Van Asseldonk, Irini Tzouramani, Lan Ge, Hans Vrolijk. Adoption of risk management strategies in European agriculture. Studies in Agricultural Economics. 2016; 118 (3):154-162.

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Marcel Van Asseldonk; Irini Tzouramani; Lan Ge; Hans Vrolijk. 2016. "Adoption of risk management strategies in European agriculture." Studies in Agricultural Economics 118, no. 3: 154-162.

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Published: 16 July 2016 in Sustainability
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This study explores the technical and scale efficiency of two types of Greek fishing vessels, small-scale vessels and bottom trawlers, using a bias-corrected input-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis model. Moreover, the associations between efficiency scores and vessel’s and skipper’s characteristics are also explored. The results indicate that small-scale vessels achieve a very low average technical efficiency score (0.42) but a much higher scale efficiency score (0.81). Conversely, bottom trawlers achieve lower scale but higher technical efficiency scores (0.68 and 0.73, respectively). One important finding of this study is that the technical efficiency of small-scale vessels, in contrast to trawlers, is positively associated with the experience of the skipper. In a looser context, it can be said that small-scale fisheries mainly rely on skill, whereas bottom trawlers rely more on technology. This study concludes that there is space for improvement in efficiency, mainly for small-scale vessels, which could allow the achievement of the same level of output by using reduced inputs.

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Dario Pinello; Angelos Liontakis; Alexandra Sintori; Irene Tzouramani; Konstantinos Polymeros. Assessing the Efficiency of Small-Scale and Bottom Trawler Vessels in Greece. Sustainability 2016, 8, 681 .

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Dario Pinello, Angelos Liontakis, Alexandra Sintori, Irene Tzouramani, Konstantinos Polymeros. Assessing the Efficiency of Small-Scale and Bottom Trawler Vessels in Greece. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (7):681.

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Dario Pinello; Angelos Liontakis; Alexandra Sintori; Irene Tzouramani; Konstantinos Polymeros. 2016. "Assessing the Efficiency of Small-Scale and Bottom Trawler Vessels in Greece." Sustainability 8, no. 7: 681.

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Published: 06 April 2016 in Sustainability
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During the last decade, an encouraging environment for the restructuring and modernization of the agricultural sector has formed in Greece. The diversification into higher-value crops can be a promising option for small and average-sized farms, particularly during the current economic crisis. One of the most promising alternative crops that have been recently established in Greece is the organic Aloe vera crop. The main advantage of this crop is that it can utilize poor farmlands and, therefore, can facilitate rural development in marginal areas. This study explores the economic sustainability of the Aloe vera crop, considering the embedded risk and uncertainty. The results indicate that organic aloe farming is a promising alternative to “traditional” crops in Greece, particularly for family farms in rural areas. In contrast, this activity is not advisable to the most entrepreneurial type of farmers, unless their crop size allows economies of scales. Finally, the Stochastic Efficiency with Respect to a Function (SERF) analysis associates farmers’ risk attitude with their willingness to be involved in organic Aloe vera farming. SERF analysis highlights the crucial role of farmers’ risk aversion and concludes that, above a certain level of risk aversion, farmers have no incentive to adopt this economic activity.

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Angelos Liontakis; Irene Tzouramani. Economic Sustainability of Organic Aloe Vera Farming in Greece under Risk and Uncertainty. Sustainability 2016, 8, 338 .

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Angelos Liontakis, Irene Tzouramani. Economic Sustainability of Organic Aloe Vera Farming in Greece under Risk and Uncertainty. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (4):338.

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Angelos Liontakis; Irene Tzouramani. 2016. "Economic Sustainability of Organic Aloe Vera Farming in Greece under Risk and Uncertainty." Sustainability 8, no. 4: 338.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Modern Economy
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Organic farming has experienced a vast increase within the EU. Especially in Greece, the rapid growth of the organic sector, since the early ‘90s, was accompanied by the introduction of various organic crops. Among them, organic fruit crops have been gradually introduced, as farmers have realised the promising growth of the demand for organic fruits. However, organic farmers face significant yield and price risks, which combined with the high initial establishment costs, provoke difficult investment decisions. Rational farmers are willing to adopt organic farming only if the economic outcomes outweigh the associated increased risk and uncertainty. This study employs stochastic efficiency analysis to compare the economic outcomes of organic and conventional cherry production in Northern Greece. It, thus, explores whether the expansion of organic cherry production generates satisfactory economic results for farmers and whether it can be regarded as a promising alternative to conventional production activity. Results reveal that the current Greek policy scheme may endanger investments in organic cherry farming. Further assessment of the impact of varying organic subsidy and discount rate levels on the net present value underlines the detrimental effects of the financial crisis. An enhanced policy framework is required to enable and support climate-smart agriculture.

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Irene Tzouramani; Angelos Liontakis; Alexandra Sintori; George Alexopoulos. Assessing Organic Cherry Farmers’ Strategies under Different Policy Options. Modern Economy 2014, 05, 313 -323.

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Irene Tzouramani, Angelos Liontakis, Alexandra Sintori, George Alexopoulos. Assessing Organic Cherry Farmers’ Strategies under Different Policy Options. Modern Economy. 2014; 05 (04):313-323.

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Irene Tzouramani; Angelos Liontakis; Alexandra Sintori; George Alexopoulos. 2014. "Assessing Organic Cherry Farmers’ Strategies under Different Policy Options." Modern Economy 05, no. 04: 313-323.