Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1057872 | Journal of Environmental Management | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Greater emphasis is being placed on indicators of agri-environmental efficiency of organic production systems. Linking environmental measures with profitability measures based on net income is the only way to develop such indicators. A stochastic production frontier model that explicitly incorporates farm decisions about acquiring and managing organic soil-improving inputs is used to measure efficiency. The results confirm that on-farm self-sufficiency in soil-improving inputs is positively related to farm-level efficiency.
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Authors
Luanne Lohr, Timothy A. Park,