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Scale Efficiency in the New Zealand Dairy Industry: a Non‐parametric Approach

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: The aim in this article is to measure the scale efficiency of the New Zealand dairy industry and to examine the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is applied to a sample of 264 dairy farms. The results suggest that 19 per cent of these farms are operating at optimal scale, 28 per cent at above optimal scale, and 53 per cent at below optimal scale. On average, the optimal size for New Zealand dairy farms is estimated at 83 hectares with a herd of 260 animals. Average technical efficiency is estimated at 89 per cent.

Source: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00093

Authors: Mohammad Jaforullah, John Whiteman

Institutions: University of Otago, Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Efficiency Analysis Using DEA

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2021609302

FWCI: 4.722

Cites: 14

Cited by: 118

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