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Sunflower: A high value crop?

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  • Mattas, Konstadinos
  • Tsakiridou, Efthimia
  • Michailidis, Anastasios
  • Karelakis, Christos

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This work attempts to present a detailed picture of the sunflower cultivation in Greece in comparison with its most competitive crops, in terms of costs, benefits, income, employment and expertise. Thus, the economic effectiveness, of sunflower cultivation at farmers’ level, is thoroughly examined, the indirect benefits (crop rotation, social, environmental, foreign exchange, energy dependence) of sunflower chain assessed and finally both direct and indirect benefits generated for the region are estimated.

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  • Mattas, Konstadinos & Tsakiridou, Efthimia & Michailidis, Anastasios & Karelakis, Christos, 2015. "Sunflower: A high value crop?," Working Papers 232466, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:grauwp:232466
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.232466
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