We find that organic banana is included in land-use portfolios for almost every level of accepted risk with proportions from 1% to maximally 32%, even if the same high uncertainty as for conventional banana is simulated for organic banana. We use time series data for productivity and prices over 30 years to compute the economic return (as annualized net present value) and its volatility (with standard deviation as risk measure) for eight crops to derive land-use portfolios for different levels of risk, which maximize economic return. We test, if organic banana should be included in economic land-use portfolios, which indicate how much of the land is provided for which type of land-use. Our study shows with the example of organic banana production in Ecuador that economic tradeoffs depend much on the approach of the analysis. However, recent studies point out production tradeoffs that often prevent the adoption of such practices by farmers. Organic farming is a more environmentally friendly form of land use than conventional agriculture.
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