b. High costs and long ROI periods: Simply, many potential users of
CSA technological innovations noted that they were too
expensive; this manifested itself in terms of high upfront costs
and/or overly long ROI periods.
Often costs. For instance with the drip [irrigation] system: if you
have a lot of acres, you will need a lot of rubber. Cost can be an issue
then. [It is] only beneficial if you have the right conditions. In the
end it is a cost benefit analysis. (U4)
Major difficulties are due to the cost of investment, which is not
enough balanced by the increase of yield nor the price of agricultural
products. (U11)
Many technologies have long payoff times and do not fulfil internal
payoff criteria. However payoff criteria would be fulfilled with clear
carbon price. (U13)
Cost of investment is quite high because farmers in Switzerland
suffer from enormous cost pressure compared to other markets,
cost of labour and inputs are anyway high in Switzerland. Cost of
investments are also high because in Switzerland, we have a lot of
small-medium sized farms, which mostly don't have large financial
investment possibilities. (U12)