A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco

This paper seeks to measure settlers' technical efficiency in irrigated cultures production in the Vale do São Francisco region and to investigate which factors can contribute to reduce inefficiency. The study is carried out in two stages. In the first, settlers' technical efficiency is m...

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Main Authors: Jorge Luiz Mariano, Yony Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-04-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/219900
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description This paper seeks to measure settlers' technical efficiency in irrigated cultures production in the Vale do São Francisco region and to investigate which factors can contribute to reduce inefficiency. The study is carried out in two stages. In the first, settlers' technical efficiency is measured by four models: two parametric - a frontier deterministic and a frontier stochastic and two non parametric -the DEA-V and the FDH models. The second stage has as its objective to explain the factors associates with technical inefficiency. The results indicated that settlers located in the Bebedouro, Mandacaru and Tourao projects were relatively more efficient than the others. Settlers inefficiency can be reduced by way of improving the educational level, increasing technicad assistance, augmenting the average size ofthe irrigated lots and training in irrigation systems.
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spelling doaj.art-fd54d1c40ccf4bc589c5ad2a28a0079f2023-12-08T16:14:59ZporUniversidade de São PauloEconomia Aplicada1413-80501980-53302002-04-0162A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São FranciscoJorge Luiz Mariano0Yony Sampaio1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco This paper seeks to measure settlers' technical efficiency in irrigated cultures production in the Vale do São Francisco region and to investigate which factors can contribute to reduce inefficiency. The study is carried out in two stages. In the first, settlers' technical efficiency is measured by four models: two parametric - a frontier deterministic and a frontier stochastic and two non parametric -the DEA-V and the FDH models. The second stage has as its objective to explain the factors associates with technical inefficiency. The results indicated that settlers located in the Bebedouro, Mandacaru and Tourao projects were relatively more efficient than the others. Settlers inefficiency can be reduced by way of improving the educational level, increasing technicad assistance, augmenting the average size ofthe irrigated lots and training in irrigation systems. https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/219900technical efficiencyirrigationfrontiers production
spellingShingle Jorge Luiz Mariano
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A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco
Economia Aplicada
technical efficiency
irrigation
frontiers production
title A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco
title_full A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco
title_fullStr A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco
title_full_unstemmed A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco
title_short A eficiência técnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no Vale do São Francisco
title_sort eficiencia tecnica dos colonos na agricultura irrigada no vale do sao francisco
topic technical efficiency
irrigation
frontiers production
url https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/219900
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