The productive efficiency of organic farming: the case of grape sector in Catalonia
Visualitza/Obre
Autor/a
Guesmi, B.
Serra, T.
Kallas, Z.
Gil Roig, J.M.
Data de publicació
2012-06-07ISSN
1695-971X
Resum
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.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
33 - Economia
633 - Cultius i produccions
Pàgines
15
Publicat per
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Publicat a
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Citació
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.
Número de l'acord de la subvenció
INIA/Programa nacional de recursos y tecnologías agroalimentarias/RTA2006-00002-00-00/ES/Principales factores determinantes de las decisiones de producción y consumo de alimentos ecológicos/
Programa
Economia Agroalimentària
Aquest element apareix en la col·lecció o col·leccions següent(s)
- ARTICLES CIENTÍFICS [2651]
Excepte que s'indiqui una altra cosa, la llicència de l'ítem es descriu com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/