Ebook: Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: With Applications
- Genre: Economy // Mathematical Economics
- Tags: Math. Appl. in Environmental Science, Agricultural Economics, Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance, Optimization
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The editors draw on a 3-year project that analyzed a Portuguese area in detail, comparing this study with papers from other regions. Applications include the estimation of technical efficiency in agricultural grazing systems (dairy, beef and mixed) and specifically for dairy farms. The conclusions indicate that it is now necessary to help small dairy farms in order to make them more efficient. These results can be compared with the technical efficiency of a sample of Spanish dairy processing firms presented by Magdalena Kapelko and co-authors.
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector opens with detailed descriptions of measurement techniques such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), which are often used to support models in analysis of agricultural productivity, based on mathematical programming (non-parametric, non-stochastic) models or econometric (stochastic, parametric) models.
Among the factors studied using these techniques are the abundance of subsidies, strong competition between regions worldwide and the need for efficient production systems. In some countries like Portugal, this sector is being revitalized in face of the need for reducing imports.
The editors draw on a 3-year project that analyzed a Portuguese area in detail, comparing this study with papers from other regions. Applications include the estimation of technical efficiency in agricultural grazing systems (dairy, beef and mixed) and specifically for dairy farms. The conclusions indicate that it is now necessary to help small dairy farms in order to make them more efficient. These results can be compared with the technical efficiency of a sample of Spanish dairy processing firms presented by Magdalena Kapelko and co-authors.
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector opens with detailed descriptions of measurement techniques such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), which are often used to support models in analysis of agricultural productivity, based on mathematical programming (non-parametric, non-stochastic) models or econometric (stochastic, parametric) models.
Among the factors studied using these techniques are the abundance of subsidies, strong competition between regions worldwide and the need for efficient production systems. In some countries like Portugal, this sector is being revitalized in face of the need for reducing imports.
The editors draw on a 3-year project that analyzed a Portuguese area in detail, comparing this study with papers from other regions. Applications include the estimation of technical efficiency in agricultural grazing systems (dairy, beef and mixed) and specifically for dairy farms. The conclusions indicate that it is now necessary to help small dairy farms in order to make them more efficient. These results can be compared with the technical efficiency of a sample of Spanish dairy processing firms presented by Magdalena Kapelko and co-authors.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning....Pages 3-12
Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach....Pages 13-35
Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis....Pages 37-50
Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis....Pages 51-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms....Pages 73-81
Animal Grazing System Efficiency....Pages 83-91
Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?....Pages 93-106
Inefficiency in Animal Production: A Parametric Approach....Pages 107-116
Azorean Agriculture Efficiency by PAR....Pages 117-136
Sustainable Tourism and Agriculture Multifunctionality by PAR: A Variable Selection Approach....Pages 137-156
The Importance of Subsidies in Azorean Dairy Farms’ Efficiency....Pages 157-166
Multi-output Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil Industry and Its Relation to the Form of Business Organisation....Pages 167-189
Efficiency Assessment: Final Remarks....Pages 191-193
Back Matter....Pages 195-197
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector opens with detailed descriptions of measurement techniques such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), which are often used to support models in analysis of agricultural productivity, based on mathematical programming (non-parametric, non-stochastic) models or econometric (stochastic, parametric) models.
Among the factors studied using these techniques are the abundance of subsidies, strong competition between regions worldwide and the need for efficient production systems. In some countries like Portugal, this sector is being revitalized in face of the need for reducing imports.
The editors draw on a 3-year project that analyzed a Portuguese area in detail, comparing this study with papers from other regions. Applications include the estimation of technical efficiency in agricultural grazing systems (dairy, beef and mixed) and specifically for dairy farms. The conclusions indicate that it is now necessary to help small dairy farms in order to make them more efficient. These results can be compared with the technical efficiency of a sample of Spanish dairy processing firms presented by Magdalena Kapelko and co-authors.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning....Pages 3-12
Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach....Pages 13-35
Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis....Pages 37-50
Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis....Pages 51-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms....Pages 73-81
Animal Grazing System Efficiency....Pages 83-91
Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?....Pages 93-106
Inefficiency in Animal Production: A Parametric Approach....Pages 107-116
Azorean Agriculture Efficiency by PAR....Pages 117-136
Sustainable Tourism and Agriculture Multifunctionality by PAR: A Variable Selection Approach....Pages 137-156
The Importance of Subsidies in Azorean Dairy Farms’ Efficiency....Pages 157-166
Multi-output Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil Industry and Its Relation to the Form of Business Organisation....Pages 167-189
Efficiency Assessment: Final Remarks....Pages 191-193
Back Matter....Pages 195-197
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