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Determinantes das eficiências técnica e ambiental da pecuária leiteira brasileira conduzida por pequenos produtores [PDF]

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
Resumo O artigo estima e avalia as eficiências técnica e ambiental da pequena produção de leite no Brasil, com base em distintos modelos de fronteira estocástica, que consideram ou não as diferenças tecnológicas regionais entre esses produtores, e ...
Mariza de Almeida Devens, Carlos José Caetano Bacha   +1 more
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International trade without CES: Estimating translog gravity [PDF]

Journal of International Economics, 2013
This paper derives a micro-founded gravity equation in general equilibrium based on a translog demand system that allows for endogenous markups and substitution patterns across goods. In contrast to standard CES-based gravity equations, trade is more sensitive to trade costs if the exporting country only provides a small share of the destination ...
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The efficiency of maize farming in Malawi. A bootstrapped translog frontier [PDF]

Cahiers d'Economie et sociologie rurales, 2007
On mesure le niveau et les déterminants de l’efficacité technique des petits producteurs de maïs en utilisant la méthode de frontière stochastique translog bootstrappée dont la validité est vérifiée a posteriori. Les résultats montrent que les plus hauts niveaux d’efficacité technique sont obtenus par les agriculteurs utilisant une fertilisation ...
Hardwick Tchale, Johannes Sauer
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Economic Analysis and Comparison of Technical Efficiency in Small and Large Saffron Farms of Khorasan Razavi Province [PDF]

Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, 2016
The aim of this study is to perform an economic investigation of the use of various inputs in saffron production and to measure the efficiency of its production in small and large farms of the Khorasan Razavi province.
Toktam Mohtashami, Alireza Karbasi, Bahareh Zandi Dareh Gharibi   +2 more
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Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Technical Efficiency of Sunflower Farmers in Tanzania: Translog Model [PDF]

Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences
Despite national efforts to promote improved agricultural technologies, such as enhanced seeds and inorganic fertilizers, their effectiveness in Tanzania's central zone remains understudied. This study evaluated the technical efficiency of sunflower
Erasto Abraham, Debora Andrew Ngusa
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nota técnica para estimar fronteras estocásticas: una aplicación a la banca chilena

Estudios de Administración, 2006
This is a technical note on the estimation of Stochastic Frontiers, based on the specifications of Battese and Coelli (1992) and Cornwell and Schmidt (1990).
Marcos Vergara
doaj   +1 more source