Miscanthus (Miscanthus sp.) production profitability on family farm

master's thesis

• Title: Isplativost proizvodnje miskantusa (Miscanthus sp.) na obiteljskom poljoprivrednom gospodarstvu
• Author: Katarina Baković
• Mentor: Vesna Očić (mentor)
• Committee member: Vesna Očić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Josip Leto (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Branka Šakić Bobić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Agriculture; (Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-09-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Agronomy

Abstract

Miscanthus je biljka s visokom energetskom vrijednosti, visokim godišnjim prinosom suhe tvari, niskim troškovima uzgoja te visokim prihodima. Zbog toga posljednjih godina raste zainteresiranost za uzgoj ove kulture. No, miskantus je strana vrsta, i za uzgoj je potrebna dozvola Ministarstva zaštite okoliša i prirode. U ovom radu su analizirani prihodi i troškovi proizvodnje Miscanthusa, te je određen doprinos pokrića i cijena koštanja miskantusa za vrijeme ekonomskog vijeka trajanja nasada (najmanje 15 godina). Prinos u godini pune proizvodnje (od četvrte do petnaeste godine nakon sadnje) je 19,50 tona po hektaru, a cijena koštanja 211 kn po toni. Doprinos pokrića u prve dvije godine uzgoja je negativan. U trećoj godini doprinos pokrića iznosi 1.805 kn, a u godinama pune rodnosti 5.501 kn i tako se dolazi do financijski isplative proizvodnje. Prosječna vrijednost svih godina proizvodnje pokazuje da je proizvodnja miskantusa ekonomična (E=1,42) bez obzira na visoka početna ulaganja. Također, ulaganje je isplativo u godinama pune proizvodnje, te ostvaruje oko 55% profita na jedinicu uloženog kapitala. Proizvodnja miskantusa na obiteljskom poljoprivrednom gospodarstvu predstavlja dobru alternativu ratarskim kulturama jer zahtijeva značajnije ulaganje samo u prvoj godini uzgoja, većina mehanizacije je već dostupna, te se ostvaruje veći dohodak na istoj proizvodnoj površini, osim u slučaju šećerne repe.

Abstract (english)

Miscanthus is a plant with high level of energy value, high annual yield of dry matter, low costs of production and high incomes. Due to this reasons, there is increasing interest in Miscanthus cultivated production in last few years. But, Miscanthus is a foreign plant species, and for cultivated production it requires permission from the Ministry of Environment and Nature. In this master`sthesis, we analyzed the costs and the revenues of the Miscanthus cultivated production, also we determined the marginal contribution and cost price of the Mischantus during the economic lifecycle of the plantation (at least 20 years). In the year of full production potential (from fourth till eleventh year after planting) the yield is 19.5 tons per hectare, and cost price is 211 HRK per ton. Marginal contribution in the first two years of planting is negative. In the third year of production marginal contribution is 1,805 HRK, and in years of the full production potential marginal contribution is 5,501 HRK, so production is profitable. The average value of all production years shows that production is economically (E = 1.42) regardless the high initial investment. Also, investment is profitable since in years of full production achieves about about 29% of profit per unit of capital invested. Production of Miscanthus on a family farm present a good alternative to traditional arable crops production, because it requires a significant investment only in the first year of growing, most agricultural mechanization is already available, and it is more profitable and achieves higher profit on the same production area, except in the case of sugar beet.

• Keywords: Miscanthus sp.; ekonomičnost; produktivnost; rentabilnost
• Keywords (english): Miscanthus sp.; cost effectiveness; productivity; profitability
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:204:817051
• Study programme: Title: Agrobiznis i ruralni razvitak; Study programme type: sveučilišni; Study level: diplomski; Academic / professional title: magistar/ magistra inženjer/inženjerka agrobiznisa i ruralnog razvitka (magistar/ magistra inženjer/inženjerka agrobiznisa i ruralnog razvitka)
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• Created on: 2018-09-28 10:06:59