Economics of Peppers and Salad Cucumbers Production on an Open Land and in a Protected Space

Summary Th e research is based on the economic analysis of growing peppers (Capsicum annum L.) and salad cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) in an open land and in a protected space. For this purpose the simulation models were developed for the growing of the peppers and salad cucumbers that were based on the technological-economic input data for two growing systems, in the open and in the protected space. Th e results of the economic analysis show that the growing of peppers and salad cucumbers in the protected space is more profi table than growing them in the open land. Th e growing of salad cucumbers in the protected space has proven to be more reasonable than growing peppers, as the coeffi cient of economics (C e ) of growing salad cucumbers reached the value Ce = 1.4, while the value in growing peppers was Ce = 1.1. Th is was also confi rmed with two scenarios that were analysed using the sensitivity analysis.