Eco-Efficiency of Agriculture in the Amazon Biome: Robust Indices and Determinants

Carlos Rosano-Peña (), João Vitor Borges Silva, André Luiz Marques Serrano, José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho and Herbert Kimura
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Carlos Rosano-Peña: Administration Department, Faculty of Administration, Accounting, Economics and Public Policy Management, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
João Vitor Borges Silva: Administration Department, Faculty of Administration, Accounting, Economics and Public Policy Management, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
André Luiz Marques Serrano: Administration Department, Faculty of Administration, Accounting, Economics and Public Policy Management, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho: Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brasília 70390-025, Brazil

World, 2022, vol. 3, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: This study analyzes the municipal agriculture eco-efficiency in the Amazon biome and the influence of exogenous factors. We use a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) method with bootstrap. The results indicate that: (i) the density curve of the corrected eco-efficiency indices is statistically different from the deterministic score curves, suggesting the presence of bias in the latter; (ii) there is evidence of constant returns, demonstrating that small, medium and large municipalities can be equally eco-efficient; (iii) there are relevant eco-inefficient behaviors, showing that it is possible to increase the products (gross revenue and preserved area) and simultaneously reduce environmental damage (impact on biodiversity and greenhouse gas emission indices) with the same inputs, by replicating the best practices; and (iv) eco-efficiency scores are also substantially affected by exogenous factors. Based on the results, strategies can be defined by decision-makers to harmonize economic growth and environmental preservation; in addition, adaptive policies and actions can be adopted to optimize the sustainability of regional agriculture.

Keywords: agriculture; Amazon biome; eco-efficiency; stochastic DEA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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