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Costs And Risks Of Conversion To Organic Kiwifruit And Apple Systems

Table of Contents

• Disclaimer
• Project team
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Executive Summary
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Method
• 4. Results & Analysis
  • 4.1. Kiwifruit
    • 4.1.1. Prioritisation of issues
      • Table 4.1.1: Technical constraints identified by the workshop, and their relative importance to conversion to organic kiwifruit production
      • Table 4.1.2: Total volume and prices paid for conventional and organic kiwifruit for the period 1996-2002
      • Table 4.1.3: Infrastructure and industry - constraints identified by the workshop and their relative importance to conversion to organic kiwifruit production
    • 4.1.2Bay of Plenty kiwifruit model
      • Table 4.1.4: Production, income per tray and orchard areas for the MAF BOP kiwifruit model and the organic model
      • Table 4.1.5: Comparison of MAF BOP kiwifruit model and the organic model (year ending March 2002)
      • Table 4.1.6: Changes in expenses, assumptions and explanations
    • 4.1.3. Risk and the impact of risk on financial performance
  • 4.2. Apples
    • 4.2.1. Prioritisation of issues
      • Table 4.2.1: Technical constraints identified by the workshop, and their relative importance to conversion to organic apple production
      • Table 4.2.2: Infrastructure and industry - constraints identified by the workshop and their relative importance in conversion to organic apple production
    • 4.2.2. Apple financial analysis
      • Table 4.2.3: Export production implications of conversion to organic apple production compared with the Hawkes Bay pipfruit model
      • Table 4.2.4: Comparisons for the MAF Hawkes Bay pipfruit model and the organic model Revenue and cost comparison
      • Table 4.2.5: Changes in expenditure assumptions for the organic model compared with the Hawkes Bay apple model
    • 4.2.3. Comparison with other pipfruit models
      • Table 4.2.6: Comparison of pipfruit cultivars typically grown in Hawkes Bay and Nelson
    • 4.2.4. Risk and the impact of risk on financial performance
  • 4.3. Similarities and Differences between Sectors
    • 4.3.1. Technical challenges
      • 1.6.2. Table 4.3.1: Ranking system for constraints
      • 1.6.3. Figure 4.3.1: Relative importance of each technical issue for the two orcharding systems. The further the shaded area reaches towards the end of the area, the greater the importance of the issue
      • 1.6.4. Table 4.3.2: Ranking of the ease of managing technical issues by apple growers from each region
      • 1.6.5. Table 4.3.3: Apples: Ratings of technical constraints in each region. Most difficult at top, less difficult down column
    • 4.3.2. Infrastructure and industry
      • Figure 4.3.2: Relative importance of each infrastructure and industry issue for the two orcharding systems. The further the shaded area reaches towards the end of the area, the greater the importance of the issue.
    • 4.3.3. Financial implications of constraints
  • 4.4. Research Gaps
  • 4.5. Environmental Impact (Implications for Widespread Adoption)
    • 1.8.1. Infrastructure and resources
    • 1.8.2. Production systems
    • 1.8.3. Environment
  • 4.6. Comparison with Agricultural Sectors
    • Table 4.6.1: Comparison of horticultural and agricultural sectors, organic models versus MAF monitoring models
• 5. Conclusions
• 6. References
• Appendix I - Estimated Levels of Nutrients Lost In Fruit
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Kay Brown
Sector Performance Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
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