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Research Update: The Economic Viability of Tomato Production Using Single- versus Double-Layer High Tunnels

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  • Morris, Patricia
  • Gu, Sanjun
  • Jefferson-Moore, Kenrett

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More than 70% of low-sale family farms are operating on a profit margin of less than 10%, which signals a critical concern for the economic sustainability of limited-resourced farms. It is also important to note that most low-income farmers combine off- and on-farm income. More than 80% of low-sale farmers work off the farm, as well as 62% of their spouses (Hoppe, 2015). High tunnels (akin to greenhouses) are versatile in production location, seasonality, quantity, quality, and length of cropping season, and appear to be promising for small-scale farmer economic viability (USDA, 2022).

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  • Morris, Patricia & Gu, Sanjun & Jefferson-Moore, Kenrett, 2023. "Research Update: The Economic Viability of Tomato Production Using Single- versus Double-Layer High Tunnels," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 54(01), March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlofdr:339698
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.339698
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    1. Belasco, Eric & Galinato, Suzette & Marsh, Tom & Miles, Carol & Wallace, Russell, 2013. "High Tunnels Are My Crop Insurance: An Assessment of Risk Management Tools for Small-scale Specialty Crop Producers," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 42(2), pages 403-418, August.
    2. Hoppe, Robert, 2015. "Profit Margin Increases With Farm Size," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, issue 01, pages 1-1, February.
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