Cost-benefit analysis of frost protection methods

Matej Fike (Author), Mateja Fekonja (Author), Miha Smrekar (Author)

Abstract

Agricultural losses due to frost are high in various parts of the world, and in Slovenia, frost damage has frequently occurred in recent decades. Multiple methods for preventing frost damage exist and have been researched more or less extensively. Despite this, frost prevention measures are relatively sparsely used in Slovenia. This article aimed to review and compare active frost prevention technology for a case study of a typical fruit farm in Slovenia, based on a cost-benefit analysis. Most of the active methods require either large capital investment or have a high annual cost. According to our analysis, burning wood, used in Slovenia to battle frost damage in orchards and vineyards, proved to be the most cost-effective method, which is probably why it remains in wide use.

Keywords

spring frost;frost protection;cost-benefit analysis;NPV;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2020
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FE - Faculty of Energetics
Publisher:	Fakulteta za energetiko Univerze v Mariboru
UDC:	632.111.5
COBISS:	57835779
ISSN:	1855-5748
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Analiza stroškov in koristi metod za zaščito proti pozebi
Secondary abstract:	Izgube kmetijskih pridelkov zaradi pozebe so velike po vsem svetu, v Sloveniji pa se škoda zaradi pozebe v zadnjih desetletjih pojavlja vse pogosteje. Znanih je veliko metod za preprečevanje škode zaradi pozebe, ki so že bolj ali manj raziskane. Kljub temu pa se ukrepi za preprečevanje škode v Sloveniji zelo redko uporabljajo. Cilj tega članka je bil izdelati pregled in primerjavo različnih aktivnih ukrepov proti pozebi, ki so primerni za tipično sadjarsko kmetijo v Sloveniji na podlagi analize stroškov in koristi. Ugotovili smo, da so aktivni ukrepi dobra naložba, če so uporabljeni. Večina aktivnih ukrepov zahteva ali visok začetni kapital ali pa imajo velike letne stroške. Kurjenje, ki ga v Sloveniji uporabljajo za boj proti pozebi v sadovnjakih in vinogradih, se je po naši analizi izkazalo kot najbolj stroškovno učinkovita metoda, kar je verjetno razlog, da je še vedno v široki uporabi.
Secondary keywords:	pozeba;zaščita;analiza stroškov in koristi;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 39-49
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ13
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ4
Chronology:	dec. 2020
ID:	21439443