Feeding modes and technical efficiency of small pig holders in Vietnam: a case study in Hanoi

Le Thi Thu Huong, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Luu Duy, Pham Bao Duong, Do Kim Chung, Cao Truong Son, Nguyen Hai Nui and Mitsuyasu Yabe ()
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Le Thi Thu Huong: Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Yoshifumi Takahashi: Kyushu University
Luu Duy: Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Pham Bao Duong: Bac Giang Agriculture and Forestry Univesity
Do Kim Chung: Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Cao Truong Son: Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Nguyen Hai Nui: Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Mitsuyasu Yabe: Kyushu University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2025, vol. 27, issue 6, No 83, 14419-14435

Abstract: Abstract Small pig holders in Vietnam face obstacles when feed costs increase daily. Therefore, identifying a cost-effective feeding mode can help farmers cope with this problem. This study compared the effects of two popular feeding modes, commercial feed and combination feed (mixing instant feed with agricultural byproducts), on the technical efficiency (TE) of small pig holders in Vietnam. The data envelopment analysis approach and meta-frontier were used to measure and compare the TE of commercial and combination feeds. Additionally, this study used a Tobit regression to analyze the factors affecting TE. TE was 75.06, 86.56, and 78.76% with the meta-frontier, commercial, and combination feeding group frontiers, respectively. The corresponding meta-technology ratios of these groups were 83.89 and 97.24%, respectively, indicating that the TE of the combined feeding mode is higher than that of the commercial feeding mode. This finding confirms the economics of combination feed in the context of increasing the import price of raw materials for feed production. The results of the Tobit models show that the education of household heads, access to credit, pig density, family income, herd size, and percentage of own-produced piglets are determinants of TE.

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis; Feeding mode; Meta frontier; Pig production; Technical efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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