Agricultural Productivity in Space: an Econometric Assessment Based on Farm‐Level Data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edoardo Baldoni ◽  
Roberto Esposti
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Econometric Assessment

scholarly journals Decoupled Direct Payments under Base Acreage and Yield Updating Uncertainty: An Investigation of Agricultural Chemical Use

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet G. Peckham ◽  
Jaclyn D. Kropp
Keyword(s):  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Decoupled Payments ◽  
Agricultural Chemical ◽  
Input Use ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Direct Payments ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Level Production

We analyze the impacts of agricultural subsidies on farm-level production decisions and input use under price, yield, and policy uncertainty for a risk-averse farmer. Using U.S. farm-level data and weighted ordinary least squares, we find that decoupled payments had little impact on agricultural chemical expenditures (our proxy for use) when the payments were first introduced in 1996. However, after 2004 there is a positive, significant relationship between decoupled payments and agricultural chemical expenditures. The results suggest that updating, introduced in 2002, and expectations of future updating caused decoupled payments to become coupled to current input use and, ultimately, production.

Does a Diversified Crop Portfolio Make Farmers More Efficient? A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis of Farm-level Data from Assam, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 097300522199758
Author(s):  
Raju Mandal ◽  
Shrabanti Maity
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Stochastic Production Frontier ◽  
Production Frontier ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Stochastic Production

The agriculture sector in India is beset with twin limitations of shrinking cultivable area and absence of major technological breakthroughs in the recent past. In such a situation, a judicious management of the farm in the form of adjustment in a crop portfolio can be quite useful to maximise output and minimise wastage of resources. This article seeks to examine whether a diversified crop portfolio makes the farmers more efficient using farm-level survey data collected from geographically diverse areas of Assam, a state in northeast India. The results of a stochastic production frontier analysis show that adoption of a diversified crop portfolio across crops and seasons makes the farmers more efficient in cultivation by helping them reduce weather-induced damages to crops and reap better returns from farming. This efficiency-enhancing effect of crop diversification is found to be heterogeneous among the regions. However, too much diversification reduces the efficiency of farmers. The results have important implications for Assam where floods cause extensive damage to crops every year. Moreover, access to extension services and government support are found to make the farmers more efficient. On the other hand, fixed-rent form of tenancy reduces efficiency of the farmers while household size has a positive impact on the same.

scholarly journals Developing farm-level sustainability indicators for Ireland using the Teagasc National Farm Survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ryan ◽  
T. Hennessy ◽  
C. Buckley ◽  
E.J. Dillon ◽  
T. Donnellan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
Farm Survey ◽  
Farm Sustainability ◽  
On Farm

Abstract In the context of an expanding, export-dependent agri-food sector, indicators of sustainable development and intensification are necessary to measure, assess and verify the comparative advantage afforded by Ireland’s natural pastoral-based food production systems. Such indicators are also necessary to ensure that we produce more food with less adverse impacts on the Irish environment, climate and society. This article outlines the development of farm-level indicators that refect the multifaceted nature of sustainability, which is encompassed in economic, environmental and social indicators. The role of innovation in farm sustainability was also examined. A comparison of indicators across Irish farm systems showed that dairy farms, followed by tillage farms, tended to be the most economically and socially sustainable farm systems. In relation to greenhouse gas emissions in particular, the top-performing dairy farms, in an economic sense, also tended to be the best-performing farms from an environmental sustainability perspective. This trend was also evident in relation to the adoption of innovative practices on farm, which was found to be strongly correlated with economic performance.

scholarly journals Revisiting the Impact of Bt Corn Adoption by U.S. Farmers

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo ◽  
Seth Wechsler
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
Bt Corn ◽  
Insect Infestation ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of adopting Bt corn on farm profits, yields, and insecticide use. The study employs an econometric model that corrects for self-selection and simultaneity. The model is estimated using nationwide farm-level survey data for 2005. Regression analysis confirms that Bt adoption is associated with increased variable profits, yields, and seed demand. However, the results of this analysis suggest that Bt adoption is not significantly related to insecticide use. This result may be due to the fact that insect infestation levels were lower in 2005 than they were in previous years.

The rationale of part-time farming: empirical evidence from Norway

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Mittenzwei ◽  
Stefan Mann
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Apparent Contradiction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Part Time ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Outside farming, pluriactivity is generally considered as undesirable, whereas agricultural economists tend to recommend part-time farming. This contradiction is to be solved. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Linking tax-payer and statistical farm-level data from Norway, the authors tested how profitable part-time farming is for Norwegian farm households. Findings The analysis showed that concentrating on either working on-farm or off-farm generates a higher household income than combining the two. Practical implications Part-time farming may be a lifestyle decision, but apparently is not economically optimal for most farms. Originality/value The contribution solves an apparent contradiction between the discourses inside and outside agriculture.

Setting targets for the Irish dairy industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Laurence Shalloo ◽  
Liam Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Milk Fat ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Significant Potential ◽  
Grass Growth ◽  
Farm Business ◽  
Milk Solids ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity

A resilient dairy business will be sustainable across all of the sustainability indicators, survive milk-price drops and be very profitable when milk price is high. The term resilient means able to ‘recover, respond, deal or withstand’ different internal and external challenges that may manifest themselves within the farm business from time to time. There is significant potential to increase efficiency and productivity at farm level when compared with the average farm nationally. The focus at a farm level must be about increasing grass growth and utilisation and converting that feed to milk solids (kg of milk fat and protein) sales at as low a cost as possible. Increasing labour efficiency by operating more streamlined work practices, using contractors and contract rearing of heifers will have a major impact on farm labour requirements.

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