Journal of Agricultural Economics · 2008 · 145 citations · 45 references
AgricultureAgricultural EconomicsNatural Resource EconomicsFarm ManagementProduction EconomicsRural EconomicsAgricultural Household EconomicsAgricultural Production EconomicsFarm Management EconomicsFarm ProductivityProductivity AnalysisTechnical EfficiencyAgricultural Productivity EffectsAgronomic ProductivityDeterminants Of Farm ProductivityFarm Household EfficiencyFarm-level EfficiencyIntegrated Natural Resource ManagementResource Efficiency In AgricultureSustainable Natural Resource Management
Abstract This study examines the extent to which technical efficiency (TE) is related to activities promoted by two natural resource management programmes recently completed in Central America. Data for a total of 639 farms operating in the hillsides of El Salvador and Honduras are used to estimate a household‐level input‐oriented stochastic distance frontier simultaneously with a TE effects model. The main finding of this study is that improvements in TE are financially beneficial to farm households while also contributing to environmental sustainability. The results also reveal a positive association between productivity and output diversification, and a positive relationship between TE and off‐farm income, human capital and agricultural extension.
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