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Technical Efficiency of the Dual-Purpose Cattle System in Venezuela

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Leonardo E. Ortega ,
Ronald W. Ward  and
Chris O. Andrew
Leonardo E. Ortega
Affiliation:
Facultad de Agronomia, La Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Ronald W. Ward
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economic Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Chris O. Andrew
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economic Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Abstract

A stochastic production frontier model was estimated to provide standard measurement of technical efficiency of the dual-purpose cattle system located in Zulia State, Venezuela. This system is based on local and low-cost inputs, but has been considered to be inefficient because of its low partial productivity indices when compared with those used in developed countries. Results indicate that the efficiency of this system is reasonably high, downplaying the general idea of inefficiency. Likewise, the efficiency of this system has the potential for improvement through public policies and managerial decisions based on the determinants of technical efficiency.

Keywords

dual-purpose cattleproduction frontiertechnical efficiencyD24Q12
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , December 2007 , pp. 719 - 733
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2007

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