Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: With Applications

206 Pages·2013·2.593 MB·English

by  Emiliana Silva, Armando B. Mendes, Jorge Santos (auth.), Armando B. Mendes, Emiliana L. D. G. Soares da Silva, Jorge M Azevedo Santos (eds.)

Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector

Armando B. Mendes
Emiliana L.D.G. Soares da Silva
Jorge M. Azevedo Santos
Editors
Efficiency Measures
in the Agricultural Sector
With Applications
123
Editors
ArmandoB.Mendes EmilianaL.D.G.SoaresdaSilva
ProfessorofStatisticsandOperational ProfessorofAgrarianEconomy
Research ResearcherofCentreofAppliedEconomics
ResearcherofCentreofAppliedEconomics StudiesoftheAtlantic(CEEAplA)
StudiesoftheAtlantic(CEEAplA) UniversityofAzores
UniversityofAzores Portugal
Portugal
JorgeM.AzevedoSantos
ProfessorofMathematics
SchoolofSciencesandTechnology
ResearcherofCentreforResearch
inMathematicsand
Applications(CIMA)
UniversityofE´vora
Portugal
ISBN978-94-007-5738-7 ISBN978-94-007-5739-4(eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-94-007-5739-4
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RelevantDisciplines
Economics/ManagementScience–AgriculturalEconomics
Statistics–StatisticsforBusiness/Economics
Mathematics–Optimization
Keywords
DataEnvelopmentAnalysis
StochasticFrontierAnalysis
AgriculturalSector
Farmefficiency
DecisionSupport
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Acknowledgments
This book was only possible with the dedication, interest and contribution of
persons and institutions. We start by thanking the authors who replied to our
challenge.Theirworkisbasedinresearches/papersonagriculturalefficiencyusing
different methodologies in different contexts. This project was jointly organized
by the Centre of Applied Economics Studies of the Atlantic (CEEAplA) of
UniversityofAzoresandtheCentreforResearchinMathematicsandApplications
(CIMA)oftheUniversityofE´vora.Wealsoexpressourappreciationtothereferee
committee,ProfessorsAnaAlexandraMarta-Costa(UTAD,CETRAD), Francisco
Silva(UniversityofAzores,CEEAPLA),Jose´CabralVieira(UniversityofAzores,
CEEAPLA)andLu´ısCavique(OpenUniversity,LabMAg).Finally,wewouldlike
tothankDr.SusanaSardinhaandDr.Se´rgioFriasforeditingtheEnglishlanguage
andalltheformattinginthisbookandSpringerforembracingthisproject.Aspecial
thanksisduetoProfessorVeskaNonchevafortheoriginalideaoftheproject.
ArmandoB.Mendes
EmilianaSilva
JorgeSantos
ThisworkhasbeensupportedbyRegionalDivisionforScienceandTechnologyof
AzoresGovernmentthroughtheprojectM.2.1.2/l/009/2008,“ProductivityAnalysis
ofAzoreanCattle-BreedingFarmswithRStatisticalSoftware”.
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Contents
PartI EfficiencyMeasuresandMethods
1 EfficiencyMeasuresintheAgriculturalSector:TheBeginning ...... 3
EmilianaSilva,ArmandoB.Mendes,andJorgeSantos
2 Review of FrontierModels and Efficiency Analysis:
AParametricApproach ................................................... 13
AnaSampaio
3 IntroductiontoDataEnvelopmentAnalysis............................. 37
JorgeSantos,ElsaRosa´rioNegas,andLu´ısCaviqueSantos
4 Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data
EnvelopmentAnalysis...................................................... 51
JorgeSantos,Lu´ısCaviqueSantos,andArmandoB.Mendes
PartII FarmEfficiencyApplications
5 AnApplicationofDataEnvelopmentAnalysis(DEA)
inAzoresDairyFarms..................................................... 73
EmilianaSilva,Am´ılcarArzubi,andJulioBerbel
6 AnimalGrazingSystemEfficiency ....................................... 83
EmilianaSilva,CarlosSantos,andArmandoB.Mendes
7 TechnicalEfficiency of the Spanish DairyProcessing
Industry:DoSizeandExportingMatter?............................... 93
MagdalenaKapelkoandAlfonsOudeLansink
8 InefficiencyinAnimalProduction:AParametricApproach.......... 107
EmilianaSilvaandFa´timaVenaˆncio
9 AzoreanAgricultureEfficiencybyPAR ................................. 117
ArmandoB.Mendes,VeskaNoncheva,andEmilianaSilva
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10 SustainableTourismandAgricultureMultifunctionality
byPAR:AVariableSelectionApproach................................. 137
ArmandoB.Mendes,VeskaNoncheva,andEmilianaSilva
11 TheImportanceofSubsidiesinAzoreanDairyFarms’Efficiency ... 157
EmilianaSilvaandEuse´bioMarote
12 Multi-output Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil
IndustryandItsRelationtotheFormofBusinessOrganisation ..... 167
RafaelaDios-Palomares, Jose´ M.Mart´ınez-Paz,
andAngelPrieto
13 EfficiencyAssessment:FinalRemarks................................... 191
JorgeSantos,EmilianaSilva,andArmandoB.Mendes
Index............................................................................... 195