Measurement of technical efficiency in Thai agricultural production

Wirat Krasachat. Faculty of Agricultural Technology. Department of Agricultural business Administration

Measurement of technical efficiency in Thai agricultural production

2000

Wirat Krasachat(King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Agricultural Technology. Department of Agricultural business Administration)

Primary purpose of this study is to measure technical efficiency in Thai agricultural production during the period 1972 to 1994. Unlike past studies, this study decomposes technical efficiency into its pure technical and scale components. The data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach and annual data from 1972 to 1994 for four regions in Thailand are used. The empirical results suggest that there are significant possibilities to increase efficiency levels by increasing farm size. In addition, the availabilities of new land and the diversity of climate, natural resources, etc., could have had an influence on technical efficiency in Thai agricultural production.

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AGROVOC Keywords

data efficiency equipment performance farm size measurement technical properties technology yields

Bibliographic information

Pagination

p. 371-379

Language

English

Note

Summary (En)

1 ill., 2 tables

Type

Conference; Speech/maps Or Atlases; Summary; Non-Conventional

Source

Proceedings of the international conference: The Chao Phraya Delta: Historical development, dynamics and challenges of Thailand's rice bowl, Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand)Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, (France)Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Thailand)Kyoto University, Kyoto (Japan).- Bangkok (Thailand), 2000.- p. 371-379

Conference

Chao Phraya Delta: Historical development, dynamics and challenges of Thailand's rice bowl, Bangkok (Thailand), 12-15 Dec 2000

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