Abstract
The paper provides some practical rules for the choice of the evaluation procedure for orchards, in relation to different environmental situations. In particular, different evaluation approaches are illustrated distinguishing areas with specialised production systems and areas with mixed production systems. The problems related to the application of the income approach and the market comparison approach are illustrated in the different cases. The paper is completed by some examples concerning the evaluation of pear orchards in specialised systems and peach orchards in mixed production systems. In conclusion, some critical notes are reported about the methodology proposed by Ribaudo for the synthetic evaluation of vineyards of different age. The paper argues that the age relation approach has weak scientific bases, is difficult to apply and does not guarantee the reliability of the results, compared to analytical approaches.