Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Part I Efficiency Measures and Methods
1 Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning
Emiliana Silva, Armando Mendes and Jorge Santos
2 Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach
Ana Sampaio
3 Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis
Jorge Santos, Elsa Ros rio Negas and Lu s Cavique Santos
4 Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis
Jorge Santos, Lu s Cavique Santos, Armando Mendes
Part II Farm Efficiency Applications
5 An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms
Emiliana Silva, Am lcar Arzubi and Julio Berbel
6 Animal Grazing System Efficiency
Emiliana Silva, Carlos Santos and Armando Mendes
7 Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?
Magdalena Kapelko and Alfons Oude Lansink
8 Inefficiency in Animal Production - A Parametric Approach
Emiliana Silva and F tima Ven ncio
9 Azorean Agriculture Efficiency by PAR
Armando B Mendes, Veska Noncheva and Emiliana Silva
10 Sustainable Tourism and Agriculture Multifunctionality by PAR: A Variable Selection Approach
Armando Mendes, Veska Noncheva and Emiliana Silva
11 The Importance of Subsidies in Azorean Dairy Farms Efficiency
Emiliana Silva and Eus bio Marote
12 Multi-Ouput Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil Industry and its Relation to the Form of Business Organisation
Rafaela Dios-Palomares, Jos M. Mart nez-Paz and Angel Prieto
13 Efficiency Assessment: Final Remarks
Jorge Santos, Emiliana Silva and Armando Mendes
Index
Synopsis
The editors draw on a 3-year project that analyzed a Portuguese area in detail, comparing this study with papers from other regions. Applications include the estimation of technical efficiency in agricultural grazing systems (dairy, beef and mixed) and specifically for dairy farms. The conclusions indicate that it is now necessary to help small dairy farms in order to make them more efficient. These results can be compared with the technical efficiency of a sample of Spanish dairy processing firms presented by Magdalena Kapelko and co-authors.