INFLUENCE OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL ON P ROFITABILITY OF GARLIC CULTURE

It is possible, for the garlic producer of Santa Catarina, Brazil, to choose the productivity level from 4 t/ha to more than 10 t/ha. On the other hand, the increase in the productivity level implies increasing costs and yield quality. These aspects introduce doubts about the pro fitability of investments in productivity. The present paper shows tha t, in spite of an increase in total and unit costs, the use of a high level of productivity (10 t/ha) is more profitable than lower producti vity levels.