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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