Is Vegetable Farming Technically Efficient in Marilog, Davao City, Philippines? Parametric and Non-Parametric Approaches

Is Vegetable Farming Technically Efficient in Marilog, Davao City, Philippines? Parametric and Non-Parametric Approaches

Vegetable production in the Philippines has increased to an average of 7.9 t/ha, well below the world average of 17.24 t/ha and the South East Asian average of 9.81 t/ha. In Davao City, productivity continues to average just 4.1 t/ha. Marilog district is both the largest producer of fresh vegetables...

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Main Authors: Sarmiento, Jon, Romo, G.D., Quiniñeza, R.A., Shuck, V.
Other Authors: P.J. Batt
Format: Conference Paper
Published: International Society for Horticultural Science 2013
Subjects:
data envelopment analysis
Cobb-Douglas production function
translog production function
stochastic frontier analysis
technical efficiency
Online Access:http://www.actahort.org/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29509

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