Achieving an appropriate resource allocation structure usually revolves around the farm
manager. His or her ability is crucial to success. Yet, most farmers learn by experience …

This paper analyzes the sequential decision to adopt two site‐specific technologies, soil
testing and variable rate technology, and the impact of adoption on nitrogen productivity …

This paper presents a stochastic efficiency decomposition model based on Kopp and
Diewert's deterministic methodology. The stochastic model is used to analyze technical …

A data envelopment analysis of a sample of 76 Nepalese rice farmers reveals average
relative economic, allocative, technical, pure technical and scale inefficiencies as 34, 13, 24 …

This article draws together results from farm efficiency studies in six Central and East
European countries that are part of the EU enlargement process. The main questions …

This paper proposes an econometric framework for joint estimation of technology and
technology choice/adoption decision. The procedure takes into account the endogeneity of …

The technical and scale efficiency of Polish farms is analyzed using data envelopment
analysis. Efficiency differences are measured according to farm specialization, in crop or …

The role of the agricultural scientist is to manipulate crop and livestock response
phenomena so that they serve society's needs better, enabling countries to obtain full benefit …

Textbooks and articles on farm management stress the importance of the management
capacity of the farmer with respect to his farm results. However, explicit definitions together …

This study employs data drawn from the 2000 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, a
US Department of Agriculture‐sponsored farmers' survey. The article estimates returns to …