Stochastic Production Frontiers and Decomposition of Output Growth: The Case of Citrus-Growing Farms in Tunisia

cg.contactB.Dhehibi@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idDhehibi, Boubaker: 0000-0003-3854-6669en_US
cg.issn2161-6264en_US
cg.journalJournal of Agricultural Science and Technology Ben_US
cg.subject.agrovocproductivityen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctunisiaen_US
cg.volume2en_US
dc.creatorDhehibi, Boubakeren_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-21T07:36:21Z
dc.date.available2018-02-21T07:36:21Z
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to investigate the relative contribution of technical efficiency, technological change and increased input use to the output growth of the Tunisian citrus growing farms using a stochastic frontier production function approach applied to panel data for the period 2003-2005. Knowledge of the relative contribution of factors productivity and input use to output growth and improvements in technical efficiency is crucial to provide a comprehensive view of the state of the citrus producing sector in the country and help farm managers and policy makers draw appropriate policy measures. The proposed methodology is based on the use of a flexible translog functional form. Results indicate that technical efficiency of production in citrus producing farms investigated ranges from a minimum of 11.19% to a maximum of 96.82% with an average technical efficiency estimate of 49.97%. This suggests that citrus producers may increase their production by as much as 50.03% through more efficient use of production inputs. Furthermore, the production is characterized by increasing returns to scale, which on average was 1.057. Finally, investigation of the sources of production growth reveals that the contribution of total factor productivity is found to be the main source of that growth.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/270482787_Stochastic_Production_Frontiers_and_Decomposition_of_Output_Growth_The_Case_of_Citrus-Growing_Farms_in_Tunisiaen_US
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dc.identifier.citationBoubaker Dhehibi. (20/5/2012). Stochastic Production Frontiers and Decomposition of Output Growth: The Case of Citrus-Growing Farms in Tunisia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B, 2, pp. 540-552.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/7906
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDavid Publishingen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceJournal of Agricultural Science and Technology B;2,(2012) Pagination 540-552en_US
dc.subjectcitrus sectoren_US
dc.subjecttechnical changeen_US
dc.subjecttechnical efficiencyen_US
dc.titleStochastic Production Frontiers and Decomposition of Output Growth: The Case of Citrus-Growing Farms in Tunisiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2012-05-20en_US
dcterms.extent540-552en_US

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