Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector
With Applications
Editors: Mendes, Armando, L. D. G. Soares da Silva, Emiliana, Azevedo Santos, Jorge M (Eds.)
Free Preview- 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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- About this book
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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)
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning
Pages 3-12
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Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach
Pages 13-35
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Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis
Pages 37-50
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Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis
Pages 51-70
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An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms
Pages 73-81
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector
- Book Subtitle
- With Applications
- Editors
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- Armando Mendes
- Emiliana L. D. G. Soares da Silva
- Jorge M Azevedo Santos
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-5739-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-5739-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-5738-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-8219-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 200
- Topics
