Assessment of business efficiency of agricultural holdings with different productions

The subject of this paper is the use of DEA methodology for the evaluation and analysis of the total technical efficiency (TE) which also includes the pure technical efficiency (PTE) and scale efficiency (SE). The operations of three groups of 20 individual farms, with different primary production,...

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Published in:Ekonomika poljoprivrede (1979) 2015, Vol.62 (3), p.781-799
Main Authors: Orovic, Dragan, Ljubanovic-Ralevic, Ivana, Anokic, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DEA methodology
family farms
primary production
scale efficiency
technical efficiency
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Summary:The subject of this paper is the use of DEA methodology for the evaluation and analysis of the total technical efficiency (TE) which also includes the pure technical efficiency (PTE) and scale efficiency (SE). The operations of three groups of 20 individual farms, with different primary production, field crops, fruit and livestock, are analysed in the present paper. The necessary data for the development of the basic model have been collected by the survey conducted on 60 agricultural households on the territory of Toplice region. Surveyed households have 92 tractors, 108 different ploughs, 63 sprayers and other necessary mechanization. In addition, 677.7 ha of agricultural land, which is located at 1,201 plots, are cultivated by surveyed households. These farms keep 291 cows, 118 bulls, 366 pigs, 459 sheep and others. 91 workers and farm members are engaged in operation of the farms. The aim of the paper is to determine whether there is a difference in the technical efficiency of different types of households.
ISSN:0352-3462
2334-8453
DOI:10.5937/ekoPolj1503781O