Women Farm Operators in the U.S. Meat Goat Production: Who is More Productive?

Berdikul Qushim and Jeffrey Gillespie

No 230004, 2016 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2016, San Antonio, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Costs and returns of female-operated meat goat farms are compared with those of male-operated meat goat farms using matching samples. Costs and returns data are used for both whole-farm and goat enterprise-level estimates. Female-operated meat goat farms are matched to male-operated meat goat farms on the basis of operation size, region, farmer demographics, and production systems. Results show for female-operated farms lower meat goat, breeding stock and total farm returns on total bases. On an enterprise basis, results show for female-operated farms, lower total fixed costs per breeding doe; meat goat, breeding stock, and total enterprise returns on total bases; and fixed and total costs on total bases.

Keywords: Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.230004

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