Analysis on Efficiency and Influencing Factors of New Soybean Producing Farms

The efficiency of new soybean producers is of great importance to the agricultural development of China. Based on the survey data of some counties (cities) in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the efficiency of new soybean producers in these regions is calculated by means of the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model. Then, the Tobit model is used to select relevant explanatory variables to study the factors affecting the production efficiency, and relevant conclusions and suggestions are put forward. The results show that (1) in 2017, the new soybean producers’ average technical efficiency of soybean production in the research samples was 0.618, of which the average pure technical efficiency was 0.680 and the average scale efficiency was 0.872; (2) factors such as the degree of education, the soybean planting area, the degree of mechanization, and the soybean sales channel have positive impacts on the efficiency of new soybean producers, while the ones such as the stability of the soybean price, the difficulty in obtaining soybean market information, and the implementation of the soybean subsidy policy have negative impacts.

Download Full-text

Analisis Efisiensi Teknis Multi-Stage Menggunakan Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) dan Regresi Tobit pada Usahatani Bawang Merah, Studi Kasus di Desa Torongrejo, Kecamatan Junrejo, Kota Batu, Jawa Timur

Jurnal Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis ◽

10.21776/ub.jepa.2021.005.04.21 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 1191-1205

Author(s):

Ryan Winarso ◽

◽

Syafrial Syafrial ◽

Wiwit Widyawati

Keyword(s):

Data Envelopment Analysis ◽

Technical Efficiency ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Formal Education ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Data Envelopment ◽

Tobit Regression ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Profitability Analysis ◽

Production Value

Shallot has the highest production value in Indonesia. High production value indicates that shallot is an important commodity, therefore, its potential must be improved. Technical efficiency analysis can be used to measure production efficiency and possible input reduction to maximize the production potential of shallot. The chosen location for this research is Torongrejo Village Batu City, East Java. Shallot productivity value of Batu City is comparable to other central shallot production areas in East Java. The purpose of this research is to understand the farming system and production efficiency of shallot alongside with socio-economics factors affecting its efficiency level. Research method used in this research consists of: profitability analysis of shallot farming, analysis using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to analyze the technical efficiency of shallot production, and Tobit regression to analyze socio-economics factors affecting technical efficiency level. The results from the analyses shows that shallot farming in Torongrejo Village has the R/C ratio of 2,09, with the DEA-CRS technical qfficiency value of 87,7 percent, DEA-VRS technical efficiency value of 99 percent and scale efficiency value of 88,6 percent. The result from Tobit regression using DEA-VRS as dependent variable shows that farming experience and formal education has positive and significant effect on technical efficiency (TE) level, and land ownership status has negative and significant effect on TE level. Shallot production efficiency can be increased by using reduced inputs therefore able to increase farming profit while keep improving farmers’ education and agriculture extension programs for the next generation of farmers.

Download Full-text

Estimating technical efficiency of Chinese table grape wholesalers

British Food Journal ◽

10.1108/bfj-03-2014-0134 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 117 (6) ◽

pp. 1670-1688 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Weihua Jiao ◽

Zetian Fu ◽

Weisong Mu ◽

Xiaoshuan Zhang ◽

Jianjun Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Table Grape ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Tobit Regression ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Content Type ◽

Explanatory Variables ◽

Parametric Data ◽

Grape Varieties

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the technical efficiency of Chinese table grape wholesalers and subsequently to examine the degree to which the calculated efficiency correlates with a set of explanatory variables. Design/methodology/approach – A two-stage procedure is applied in this paper. First, a non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique is applied to investigate the degree of technical efficiency for Chinese table grape wholesalers. Second, Tobit regression is used to analyze the factors influencing technical efficiency. Findings – Research results reveal that the mean technical efficiency of the sample is 0.544 and 0.860 under constant returns scale (CRS) and VRS assumptions, respectively, and the scale efficiency (SE) is 0.620. The variables of experiences, number of grape varieties on sale, daily selling volumes and fixed sale ratio have a significant effect on technical efficiency, while the other exogenous variables do not affect the efficiency in any significant way. Research limitations/implications – The findings of this research are specific to table grape wholesalers in China, however, the method used in this study is transferrable and applicable to the study of similar problems in others countries. Originality/value – This research has yielded some interesting and original insights into the efficiency level of Chinese grape wholesalers and the factors that influence the level of efficiency. The findings have practical implications for Chinese agriculture policy makers, and are able to stimulate further research of a similar type in the international agricultural research community.

Download Full-text

New Round of Collective Forest Rights Reform, Forestland Transfer and Household Production Efficiency

Land ◽

10.3390/land10090988 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 988

Author(s):

Jinna Yu ◽

Yiming Wei ◽

Wei Fang ◽

Zhen Liu ◽

Yujie Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Field Investigation ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Policy Effects ◽

Influence Mechanism ◽

Household Productivity ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the influence mechanism of the new round of Collective Forest Rights Reform (CFRR) on farmers’ production efficiency from the perspective of forestland transfer. Based on the panel data of field investigation in Jiangxi Province, a panel logit model was used to verify whether the new round of CFRR has affected farmers’ forestland circulation behavior. The results showed that the new round of CFRR has played a significant role in promoting forestland circulation. Secondly, the non-parametric DEA method was used to estimate the technical, scale, and comprehensive efficiency of households. DID and panel quantile models were constructed to analyze the impact of forestland inflow policy and forestland outflow policy effects on rural household productivity. The regression results showed that the effect of forestland inflow has had a significantly positive impact on scale and comprehensive efficiency, but it only had a significant effect on technical efficiency in the 0.1 quartile. The effect of forestland outflow was not found to be significant for technical, scale, and comprehensive efficiency, but it was found to be negative for technical efficiency in the 0.75 quartile and negative for scale efficiency in the 0.5 and 0.75 quantiles.

Download Full-text

To what extend corruption and free-riding behavior affect technical and Water Use efficiencies of small scale irrigated farms.

New Medit ◽

10.30682/nm2102a ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Water Use ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Irrigation Management ◽

Free Riding ◽

Small Scale ◽

Explanatory Variables ◽

Water Users ◽

Water Supply Shortage

This paper examines irrigation management within the Tunisian Water Users Association (WUA),in Nadhour public irrigated area (central of Tunisia). The functioning of 14 WUAs was evaluated based on questionnaires and related interviews. The methodology of this study consists of two main steps; (i) an estimation of technical efficiency scores of 90 smallholder farmers and the sub-vector of WUE (Water Use efficiency) using the non-parametric DEA model, (ii) a regression of a Tobit model to test the hypothesis regarding explanatory variables of differentiated technical efficiency scores. The investigation shows an average technical efficiency of 70.8% and WUE of 64.8%. It highlighted the Water turn, the infrastructure state, the water supply shortage, corruption, and free-riding behaviors as tightly correlated factors with farm’s productivity. This suggests that there is potential to improve production efficiency by implementing targeted programs and rules for inefficient farmers. The findings of this study show that it is important to fight corruption in the water sector by an increased government oversight, reform of regulations, and increased accountability

Download Full-text

Socio-economic and institutional factors underlying efficiency of smallholder vegetable farms in Southwest region of Cameroon

International Journal of Social Economics ◽

10.1108/ijse-09-2016-0256 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 93-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yannick Djoumessi ◽

Victor Afari-Sefa ◽

Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem ◽

Jean-Claude Bidogeza

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Farm Labor ◽

Vegetable Production ◽

Agricultural Policies ◽

Content Type ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Vegetable Farmers ◽

Parametric Data ◽

Southwest Region

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficiency of vegetable farmers within the tree-crop based rainforest agro-ecological zone in Southwest region of Cameroon. Design/methodology/approach The non-parametric data envelopment analysis method was used to evaluate technical and scale efficiencies while the Tobit model was used to identify factors affecting efficiency of vegetable production. Findings An econometric analysis result indicates that family size, education and extension service have significant impact on both technical and scale efficiencies, whereas credit service has significant impact on scale efficiency. Practical implications Future agricultural policies could include measures to improve the capacity of farmers to efficiently use existing resources. Social implications The study highlighted that encouraging more people to engage in farm labor and facilitating smallholder access to microcredit could render vegetable farmers more efficient. Originality/value In Cameroon, only a few studies have been conducted on technical efficiency. These encompass mainly cash and food crops. To the best of our knowledge, no single study has measured technical efficiency of vegetable farmers in forest-based farming of Cameroon.

Download Full-text

Factors Affecting Production Efficiency in a New Alternative Enterprise: The Case of the Ratite Industry

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s1074070800007896 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 409-418 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jeffrey Gillespie ◽

Alvin Schupp ◽

Gary Taylor

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Data Envelopment Analysis ◽

Technical Efficiency ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Data Envelopment ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Efficiency Measures ◽

Using Data

AbstractTechnical efficiency measures are calculated for ratite producers using data envelopment analysis. Regression analysis is then used to determine producer characteristics that are likely to lead to higher technical efficiencies. Results indicate that the most technically efficient ratite producers in Louisiana are not producing at the benchmark efficiency level advocated by the industry. Producer experience with other livestock, specialization, and labor are factors likely to lead to higher technical efficiency. These results are expected to hold for most new, alternative livestock enterprises.

Download Full-text

Measuring the Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Kuwait: A Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis and a Qualitative Survey Study

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v12n3p121 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 121

Author(s):

Abdullah M. Alsabah ◽

Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli ◽

Jolene Skordis

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Efficiency Score ◽

Hospital Efficiency ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Data Envelopment ◽

Tobit Regression ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Mean ◽

Technical Efficiency Score

The recent drop in oil prices has challenged public sector financing in Kuwait. Technical and scale efficiency scores for fifteen public hospitals in Kuwait from 2010 to 2014 were estimated using a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA). Technical efficiency scores were regressed against institutional characteristics using Tobit regression to investigate the determinants of efficiency differences in hospitals. Semi-structured interviews were also carried out with fourteen public and private hospital managers to qualitatively explore their perceptions and experience about about factors affecting hospital efficiency. The mean technical efficiency score for all hospitals was 85.8%, an improvement of 2% since 2010. The mean pure technical efficiency score was 79.6%, improving from 75% in 2010 to 81.2% in 2014. The mean scale efficiency score was 91.8%, improving from 87.6% in 2010 to 94.2% in 2014. Only three hospitals were constantly technically and scale efficient. Tobit regression showed that hospital efficiency was significantly associated with the average length of patient stay. Hospitals with more than 400 beds were potentially more technically and scale efficient. The qualitative study revealed that external factors affecting efficiency commonly included implemention of legislative changes and decreasing bureaucracy, while internal factors included increasing bed capacity and improving qualifications and training of human resources. Most public hospitals in Kuwait were not technically and scale efficient, but improvements were observed. Potential factors that affected the efficiency of hospitals in Kuwait were identified. These findings are useful to decision-makers in Kuwait for developing strategies to improve public hospital efficiency.

Download Full-text

Performance of Smallholder Soybean Farmers in Ghana; Evidence from Upper West Region of Ghana

10.21203/rs.3.rs-29498/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Francis Akabo Asodina ◽

Faizal Adams ◽

Fred Nimoh ◽

Bright Owusu Asante ◽

Amos Mensah

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Poverty Alleviation ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Scale Elasticity ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Soybean Production ◽

West Region ◽

Production Practices

Abstract The economic importance of soybean towards poverty alleviation and food security is gaining wider popularity and common acceptance among smallholder farmers in sub-Sahara Africa, especially in Ghana. Commercial soybean cultivation is relatively new in Ghana; hence it has recently benefited from several productivities enhancing innovation/technologies. However, despite these efforts, productivity has remained low. This paper investigates factors affecting production efficiency among commercial soybean farmers, across the three commercial districts of the Upper West region of Ghana. A cross-sectional data collected from 271 soybean farmers were used to investigate technical efficiency of soybean production. The overall mean technical efficiency estimate is 59% with a scale elasticity of 0.89-indicating a huge scope for efficiency improvement. The result shows that, factors affecting technical efficiency are dependent on the farmer’s socioeconomic status. With the existing technology and production recourses, soybean farmers can improve their current levels of soybean production by 41% through the adoption of best production practices.

Download Full-text

COMPARING THE INTERTEMPORAL EFFICIENCY OF ISLAMIC BANKS IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance ◽

10.21098/jimf.v6i4.1147 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Lina Nugraha Rani ◽

Salina Kassim

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Optimal Level ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Islamic Banks ◽

Using Data ◽

The Stability ◽

The Global Financial Crisis ◽

Intertemporal Efficiency ◽

Stability Score

This study aims to measure and compare the intertemporal efficiency of Islamicbanks in Indonesia and Malaysia using data envelopment analysis (DEA) togetherwith window (intertemporal) analysis for the period 2012–2018 and applying anintermediation approach. Window analysis is used to indicate the stability of efficiencyover the study period. The findings show that the intertemporal technical efficiency(TE) of Islamic banks in Indonesia was 77.4% with stability score of 0.034, which wassignificantly more efficient and more stable than Malaysian banks at 75.1% withstability score of 0.169. Moreover, the the intertemporal pure technical efficiency(PTE) of Islamic banks in Indonesia was 91.7% with stability score 0.020, which wasalso significantly more efficient and more stable than Malaysian banks at 88.0% PTEand stability score of 0.161. In contrast, the intertemporal scale efficiency (SE) ofIslamic banks in Indonesia was 84.5%, slightly lower than that of Malaysian banks at85.3% but not significantly different. PTE improvement has contributed to TEimprovement, while SE has not reached an optimal level. Comparison to previousresults also showed that since the global financial crisis the PTEs of Islamic banks inIndonesia and Malaysia have improved while SEs have worsened. Therefore, effortsto improve SE by expanding the size of Islamic banks to reach optimum economiesof scale are urgently needed.

Download Full-text

Technical Efficiency Analysis of Millet Production in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso

Journal of Education and Vocational Research ◽

10.22610/jsds.v11i1(s).3057 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1(S)) ◽

pp. 10-18

Author(s):

Windinkonté SEOGO ◽

W. Jean-Pierre SAWADOGO

Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Technical Efficiency ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Formal Education ◽

Stochastic Frontier ◽

Farm Income ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Access To Credit ◽

Income Breeding ◽

Sahel Region

Millet is the basic cereal crop which contributes to rural households’ food security in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. This study assesses the technical efficiency and its determinants of millet farmers in this region. A stochastic frontier approach is followed to analyze data collected on 106 households randomly selected in 2017. The mean technical efficiency is estimated at 71.23% implying that millet production may be increased by 28.77% with the same resources used by farmers. The results show that formal education, off farm income, breeding, and access to credit are the main factors affecting the production efficiency. The study recommends decisions makers to take appropriate measures regarding these factors, to enhance millet productivity in the Sahel region.

Download Full-text