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To specialize or not to specialize?—A technical efficiency analysis in three transition economies

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We provide evidence on the recommendable crop allocation levels from a technical efficiency (TE) perspective, considering heterogeneous farming systems across regions and countries. Towards this aim, we employ a latent profile analysis to identify the main patterns of crop systems among a random sample of 2,830 crop farms from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan. Using a stochastic frontier analysis, we calculate TE scores for the identified crop profiles to examine the relationship between diversification portfolios and TE. We find that, on average, diversified crop profiles exhibit the highest TE scores, particularly those with a greater emphasis on dual-season grain crops. Meanwhile, the specialized farm profile tends to show the lowest average TE score.

Source: European Review of Agricultural Economics

DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbaf052

Authors: Mukhayyo Djuraeva, Ihtiyor Bobojonov, Lena Kuhn

Institution: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies

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: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,071