Efficiency measurement in Greek dairy farms: Stochastic frontier vs. data envelopment analysis

Artikel

Analysis (DEA) have become very popular in the analysis of productive efficiency. This paper undertakes a comparison of the SFA and the constant returns to scale (CRS) and variable returns to scale (VRS) output-oriented DEA models, based on a sample of 165 dairy farms in Greece. However, the aim of this paper is not only to compare estimates of technical efficiency obtained from two approaches, but also to produce efficiency data about the farms studied, which have implications for agricultural policy to improve dairy production. The results indicate that there is a potential for increasing production in the dairy farms through improved efficiency.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research ; ISSN: 1791-3373 ; Volume: 1 ; Year: 2008 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 53-66 ; Kavala: Kavala Institute of Technology

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Agricultural Policy; Food Policy ; Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity ; Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
• Subject: Data Envelopment Analysis ; stochastic frontier analysis ; dairy farms ; Milchviehhaltung ; Technische Effizienz ; Data-Envelopment-Analyse ; Griechenland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Theodoridis, A. M. ; Psychoudakis, A.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Kavala Institute of Technology
• (where): Kavala
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/66604
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET