Efficiency,total factor productivity and returns to scale in a sustainable perspective: An analysis in the European Union at farm and regional level |
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| Institution: | 1. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, EMBRAPA Soils, Rua Jardim Botânico, 1024 Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brazil;2. Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands;3. University of São Paulo, School of Engineering of São Carlos, Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, P.O. 359, São Carlos, S.P., Brazil;1. College of Information Science & Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China;2. Engineering Research Center of Intelligent PSE, Ministry of Education in China, Beijing, China;3. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA;1. School of Law and Public Administration, Jiangsu Ocean University, Jiangsu Lianyungang, China;2. Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hongkong, Hong Kong;3. School of Public Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian Fuzhou, China;4. Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing, China;1. College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Economics, American University, USA;2. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, USA;3. Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, USA;4. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Talca, Chile;5. Division of Agricultural Sciences, CAFS, Florida A&M University, USA;6. Division of Marine Affairs and Policy, RSMAS, University of Miami, USA |
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| Abstract: | For global sustainability it is imperative to find a balance across the three main components of sustainable development which are the economic, social and environmental aspects. However, it is not a simple task to make these contexts compatible, usually because of economic pressures which transform them into opposed objectives. This framework occurs across several dimensions within society and the economy, where the agricultural sector is not an exception. The objective of this study is to analyse the efficiency, total factor productivity and returns to scale in an economic, social and environmental perspective in farms of the European Union (EU) regions through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approaches. The research concerning the returns to scale will be complemented by the Keynesian models. Data obtained from the European Union Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) was considered. The results show that in maintaining or improving the levels of production in farms, it is often possible to greatly reduce, in some cases, the consumption of fertilizers and crop protection products. On the other hand, from a social perspective, some European Union regions are more generous in the salaries paid to farming workers and absorb more labour, which in a European context of unemployment, may be an interesting way to realistically look at and be engaged in the agricultural planning in a sustainable way, founding a balanced trade-off among the economic, social and environmental dimensions. |
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| Keywords: | Sustainability Returns to scale Farm Accountancy Data Network |
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