Productivity Growth and Technical Efficiency Changes in Rice Farms: An Input-Oriented Study Using Biosolid

C. Zúniga-González ()

Chapter 19 in Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis in Business, Finance, and Sustainability:Recent Trends and Developments, 2024, pp 551-574 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter focuses on evaluating the efficiency of applying Biosolid Xolotlan (BX) on farms in western Nicaragua as a bio-input business. It measures efficiency and productivity for each farm engaged in bioinput operations. The data collected for the measurement process were gathered from each farm. The evaluation employed the DEA approach alongside the Malmquist index methodology to assess impact, while stochastic frontier methods were utilized to estimate econometric frontiers. The results indicate that the contribution of wage laborers (Li) and investment cost (Ki) positively influences farms that implemented BX. Additionally, the findings reveal an average technical efficiency of 48% in BX utilization, which had a positive impact on implementing farms. Farms that achieved higher production levels (frontiers) stood out: farm 9 at 88%, farm 5 at 86%, and farm 3 at 79%. Ultimately, it was discovered that the investment made by producers to enhance soil nutrient levels using BX for bioremediation of degraded soils significantly improved production efficiency.

Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis; Business; Finance; Banking; Accounting; Sustainability; Efficiency; Performance; Productivity; Total Factor Productivity; Frontier Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C44 C5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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