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Guesmi, B.
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Serra, T.
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Kallas, Z.
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Gil Roig, J.M.
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Producció Vegetal
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Economia Agroalimentària
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2012-06-07
Guesmi, Bouali, Teresa Serra, Zein Kallas, and José M. Gil. 2012. “The Productive Efficiency of Organic Farming: The Case of Grape Sector in Catalonia.” Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 10 (3): 552-566. doi:10.5424/sjar/2012103-462-11.
1695-971X
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/2924
https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2012103-462-11
Knowledge about productivity and efficiency differences between conventional and organic farms has important
implications for the evaluation of the economic viability of these two agricultural practices. The main purpose of this
study was to compare the efficiency ratings of organic and conventional grape farms in Catalonia. To do so, we fit a
stochastic production frontier to cross sectional, farm-level data collected from a sample of 141 Catalan farms that
specialize in grape growing. Results show that organic farmers, on average, are more efficient than their conventional
counterparts (efficiency ratings are on the order of 0.80 and 0.64, respectively). Apart from adoption of organic practices, experience is also found to improve technical efficiency. Conversely, technical efficiency tends to decrease with
the relevance of unpaid family labor, farm location in less favored areas, and farmers’ strong environmental preservation preferences.
eng
Attribution 4.0 International
The productive efficiency of organic farming: the case of grape sector in Catalonia
info:eu-repo/semantics/article