| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Wilkerson, Joseph Edward
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| Author's Email Address |
jwilkers@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-06282002-123412 |
| Title |
A Case Study on the Economic Feasibility of Producing Maple liners in a Traditional Tobacco Greenhouse |
| Degree |
Master of Science |
| Department |
Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Coale, Charles W. Jr. |
Committee Chair |
| Cundiff, John S. |
Committee Member |
| Eaton, Gregory K. |
Committee Member |
| Jones, Eluned C. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- economic feasibility
- alternative enterprise
- tobacco greenhouse
- maple liners
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| Date of Defense |
2002-04-26 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
The goal of this case study was to investigate the economic feasibility of a new enterprise for Southside Virginia farmers to help alleviate problems stemming from a loss of income and excess production capacity of a tobacco greenhouse. Maple liner production in a tobacco greenhouse was determined to not be economically feasible by this study. The control scenario, as well as the sensitivity analysis revealed that maple liner production would yield a loss when produced in a tobacco greenhouse. The breakeven number of plants to be sold was 43% of the cuttings planted, and could exceed 50% under some conditions of the sensitivity analysis. While the maple liner production schedule was determined to be culturally suitable as a supplemental greenhouse activity, the tobacco greenhouse engineering design was deemed inadequate for maple liner production. Modifications were needed to the ventilation and irrigation systems. This economic study was based on a field trial conducted in Halifax County, Virginia.
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