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Evaluating Vegetable Production for Market Windows as an Alternative for Limited Resource Farmers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

W. Arden Colette  and
G. Brian Wall
W. Arden Colette
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economica Department, University of Florida
G. Brian Wall
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economica Department, University of Florida
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Increased vegetable production for the fresh market often has been suggested as an agricultural alternative that will improve the income situation of small-scale farmers. Because vegetable production is an intensive activity and high incomes per acre are possible, it has political appeal as a quick solution to the low income levels generally associated with small farm operations. This study was developed from the small farm program of the University of Florida, which has concentrated on the northern and panhandle areas of Florida. Trials conducted by the Vegetable Crops Department of the University of Florida in 1974 and 1975 indicate that by variation of the planting season and control of insects and diseases, vegetables can be produced during periods of the year when the north Florida area has not historically competed in the fresh vegetable market.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , December 1978 , pp. 189 - 193
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1978

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