Farm management systems: Technical efficiencies differences and technology gap of Uruguay’s dairy farms

Authors

  • Federico García Suárez Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía.Uruguay
  • Gabriela Pérez Quesada Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía. Uruguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52292/j.estudecon.2019.1661

Keywords:

Technical Efficiency, Technology Gaps, Meta-Frontier, Dairy Production

Abstract

This study analyzes technological differences between two groups of dairy farms in Uruguay, family and business-managed. The meta-frontier methodology is applied to estimate and compare technical effi ciencies between these two groups. Although business-managed farms are more technically effi cient than family farms (0.702 and 0.487, respectively) both groups of farmers could obtain productivity gains improving their technical effi ciency. Moreover, the two groups are operating under different technology conditions. The estimated average meta-technology ratio for BMF is 0.911 and 0.807 for FF. Therefore, BMF should adopt and invest in new technologies to shift the production function upward and reduce the technology gap while FF could try to implement the prevailing practices that are being used by BMF.

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García Suárez, F., & Pérez Quesada, G. (2021). Farm management systems: Technical efficiencies differences and technology gap of Uruguay’s dairy farms. Estudios económicos, 36(72), 91–115. https://doi.org/10.52292/j.estudecon.2019.1661 (Original work published June 13, 2019)

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