The objective of this paper was to examine comparatively the cost and profitability of chestnut farming in the irrigated and non-irrigated farms in Aydin Province. The data of this study was collected with face to face surveys from 99 chestnut farms using the stratified sampling method. Partial budgeting analysis was applied to 27 irrigated and 72 non-irrigated farms in order to explain the cost and profitability of chestnut production. The results of the study highlighted that the average production cost of chestnut per kilogram was US $1.26 in the irrigated farms, whereas it was US $1.21 in the non-irrigated farms. The chief element of cost was labor, and the share of labor in the total cost was 70.77% in the irrigated farms and 69.24% in the non-irrigated ones. The gross production value per decare and per tree were US $422.62 and US $47.01 in the irrigated farms, while they were US $270.83 and US $39.77 in the non-irrigated farms, respectively. In the irrigated farms, the gross profit and net profit were US $259.08 and US $158.14, whereas in the non-irrigated farms, they were US $184.50 and US $95.92, respectively. The rate of return was 1.60 in the irrigated farms and 1.55 in the non-irrigated ones. The results of the study confirmed that the chestnut production cost of the farms could be lessened via utilization of irrigation and the effective use of inputs particularly labor.

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灌溉和非灌溉栗子种植成本与收益的比较分析：以土耳其艾登省为例

本文的目的是比较分析艾登省灌溉和非灌溉农场的栗子养殖成本和利润。本研究的数据是采用分层抽样方法从99个栗子农场进行面对面调查而收集的。为了解释栗子生产的成本和利润，对27个灌溉农场和72个非灌溉农场进行了部分预算分析。研究结果强调，在灌溉农场中，每公斤栗子的平均生产成本为1.26美元，而在非灌溉农场中，则为1.21美元。成本的主要要素是劳动力，在灌溉农场中，劳动力在总成本中所占的比例为70.77％，在非灌溉农场中为69.24％。每棵无花果树和每棵树的总产值分别为422.62美元和47美元。灌溉农场的价格为01美元，而非灌溉农场的价格分别为270.83美元和39.77美元。在灌溉农场中，毛利润和净利润分别为259.08美元和158.14美元，而在非灌溉农场中，分别为184.50美元和95.92美元。灌溉农场的回报率为1.60，非灌溉农场为1.55。研究结果证实，通过利用灌溉和有效利用投入物尤其是劳动力，可以减少农场的栗子生产成本。灌溉农场有60个，非灌溉农场有1.55个。研究结果证实，通过利用灌溉和有效利用投入物尤其是劳动力，可以减少农场的栗子生产成本。灌溉农场有60个，非灌溉农场有1.55个。研究结果证实，通过利用灌溉和有效利用投入物尤其是劳动力，可以减少农场的栗子生产成本。