The technical efficiency of transhumance sheep and goat farms and the effect of EU subsidies: Do small farms benefit more than large farms?

被引：53

作者：

Galanopoulos, Konstantinos ^{[1
]}

Abas, Zaphiris ^{[1
]}

Laga, Vassiliki ^{[2
]}

Hatziminaoglou, Loannis ^{[3
]}

Boyazoglu, Jean ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Democritus Univ Thrace, Dept Agr Dev, Orestiada 68200, Greece

[2] Alexander Technol Educ Inst Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 57400, Greece

[3] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Dept Anim Sci, Fac Agr, Thessaloniki, Greece

来源：

SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH | 2011年 / 100卷 / 01期

关键词：

Transhumance; Technical efficiency; Subsidies; DEA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.05.008

中图分类号：

S8 [畜牧、动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];

学科分类号：

0905 ;

摘要：

Transhumance sheep and goat production have been a common and traditional practice in Greece, with its origins dating back to ancient times. Despite the diminishing number of transhumance farms, it remains an essential activity in less-favoured and mountainous areas of the country. This article applies DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) in a sample of transhumance farms in Greece in order to assess the technical efficiency of sheep and goat transhumance flocks and determine the factors that affect their performance. The effect of EU subsidies on the technical efficiency of transhumance farms is assessed and the type of farms that benefit most is investigated. Results accrued reveal that the overall technical efficiency of transhumance farms in Greece is quite low and it is affected by herd size. EU subsidies have a significant impact on the technical efficiency of only the low-efficiency, small-sized farms. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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