Economic aspects and problems of the organic early potato production and market in Italy

摘要

As far as vegetable organic cultivation is concerned, the early potato has gained very much prominence in the last few years in Italy. Most of this kind of cultivation takes place in the South including east Sicily that particularly stands out for its rich crops. According to the results of an economic-agricultural survey of a group of representative companies, solanaceous plant cultivation seems to guarantee good profits to all people involved in this market, on condition that this is run in a professional way and its introduction to the market is the result of accurate studies. Furthermore, the positive trend that has characterized the market since the beginning is going to become more and more solid in the years to come. The analysis concerning the early potato started from productions, including the economic aspects, up to the market, focusing on prices and exportation on one side and on the route for the product to reach that kind of consumers who buy organic products on the other.