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Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector

With Applications

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Editors:
  1. Armando B. Mendes

    1. , Mathematics, Azores University, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

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  2. Emiliana L. D. G. Soares da Silva

    1. , Agricultural Sciences Department, University of Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

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  3. Jorge M Azevedo Santos

    1. , Mathematics, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Évora, Portugal

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  • Offers a thorough introduction to efficiency modeling in agriculture
  • Incorporates both Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA)
  • Provides a lucid, non-specialist’s approach to sophisticated modeling for agricultural efficiency

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Efficiency Measures and Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning

      • Emiliana Silva, Armando B. Mendes, Jorge Santos
      Pages 3-12

    3. Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach

      • Ana Sampaio
      Pages 13-35

    4. Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis

      • Jorge Santos, Elsa Rosário Negas, Luís Cavique Santos
      Pages 37-50

    5. Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis

      • Jorge Santos, Luís Cavique Santos, Armando B. Mendes
      Pages 51-70

  3. Farm Efficiency Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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  4. FARM EFFICIENCY APPPLICATIOINS

    1. An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms

      • Emiliana Silva, Amílcar Arzubi, Julio Berbel
      Pages 73-81

    2. Animal Grazing System Efficiency

      • Emiliana Silva, Carlos Santos, Armando B. Mendes
      Pages 83-91

    3. Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?

      • Magdalena Kapelko, Alfons Oude Lansink
      Pages 93-106

    4. Inefficiency in Animal Production: A Parametric Approach

      • Emiliana Silva, Fátima Venâncio
      Pages 107-116

    5. Azorean Agriculture Efficiency by PAR

      • Armando B. Mendes, Veska Noncheva, Emiliana Silva
      Pages 117-136

    6. Sustainable Tourism and Agriculture Multifunctionality by PAR: A Variable Selection Approach

      • Armando B. Mendes, Veska Noncheva, Emiliana Silva
      Pages 137-156

    7. The Importance of Subsidies in Azorean Dairy Farms’ Efficiency

      • Emiliana Silva, Eusébio Marote
      Pages 157-166

    8. Multi-output Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil Industry and Its Relation to the Form of Business Organisation

      • Rafaela Dios-Palomares, José M. Martínez-Paz, Angel Prieto
      Pages 167-189

    9. Efficiency Assessment: Final Remarks

      • Jorge Santos, Emiliana Silva, Armando B. Mendes
      Pages 191-193

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 195-197
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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.

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“The papers published in this text are organized in chapters. There are 13 research/applications and expository papers in this edited volume. It is anticipated that this collection will be useful for researchers working in the agriculture efficiency analysis and related fields. … this text proves to be an appropriate and timely contribution to a wider host community working in an agriculture sector.” (Technometrics, Vol. 56 (3), August, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Mathematics, Azores University, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Armando B. Mendes

  • , Agricultural Sciences Department, University of Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

    Emiliana L. D. G. Soares da Silva

  • , Mathematics, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Évora, Portugal

    Jorge M Azevedo Santos

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