An Economic Analysis of the Economic and Technical Efficiency of the Tomato Crop in the Traditional (Open) Cultivation Method in Sulaymaniyah Governorate For The Agricultural Season (2021 - 2022 )

Abstract

This study aims at an economic analysis of the economic and technical efficiency of the tomato crop by the traditional (open) farming method in Sulaymaniyah Governorate for the agricultural season (2022 -202 1), which is the productive economic relations between inputs and outputs, determining the level of profits and losses, and trying to determine the optimal level through which the best use of economic resources takes place. The study relied on primary data collected from tomato farmers by an intentional sample of several villages and sub-districts in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region / Iraq. The study concluded that the economic resources used in the tomato production process were not optimally invested, which led to a decrease in the production efficiency of the tomato crop. The study presented several important recommendations that we believe may contribute to improving the economic and technical efficiency of the tomato crop produced by the open cultivation method in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan region / Iraq, the most important of which is the presence of an agricultural extension and technical staff specialized in supervising the production of the tomato crop by the open cultivation method and achieving optimal use To the available resources, which is reflected in increasing efficiency in the use of productive resources and improving the efficiency of tomato crop production. This will have an economic impact to improve the reality of food security, reduce the food gap, and increase selfsufficiency in this crop.