Efficiency analysis for organic agricultural producers: the role of soil-improving inputs |
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Authors: | Lohr Luanne Park Timothy A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7509, USA. |
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Abstract: | Greater emphasis is being placed on indicators of agri-environmental efficiency of organic production systems. Linking environmental measures with profitability measures based on net income is the only way to develop such indicators. A stochastic production frontier model that explicitly incorporates farm decisions about acquiring and managing organic soil-improving inputs is used to measure efficiency. The results confirm that on-farm self-sufficiency in soil-improving inputs is positively related to farm-level efficiency. |
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Keywords: | Frontier production function Organic farming Performance measurement Soil quality Technical efficiency |
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