Efficiency Factors in the Olive Oil Sector in Turkey

Yousuf Abdulmunem Noman () and Domingo Fernández Uclés
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Yousuf Abdulmunem Noman: Department of Business Organization, Marketing and Sociology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Domingo Fernández Uclés: Department of Business Organization, Marketing and Sociology, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaén, Spain

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Turkey ranks among the top five olive oil-producing countries in the world, and the olive crop plays a crucial role in its economy, economically, environmentally, and socially. One of the primary challenges facing the agricultural sector is its profitability. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse the olive sector in terms of economic efficiency, to identify productive and organizational variables directly associated with higher economic efficiency. Data were obtained from 193 organizations in the sector. A dual methodology is employed, comprising Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and, subsequently, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The findings highlight the relevance of variables such as organization size, irrigation usage, focus on olive oil, or cultivation on sloping terrain as factors associated with a higher level of economic efficiency.

Keywords: olive oil; Turkey; economic efficiency; DEA; fsQCA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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