Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Biological Agents (Microbial Inoculants) Input Usage in Apple Production

In this paper, we analyze the impact of the Microbial Inoculants (MI) Technology on apple yields and pesticide application using 2007 farm data. The results show that pesticide usage is not reduced by MI applications. However, there is a significant positive effect on the yields. Apple production efficiency is 37%.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Chavez, Holcer ; Nadolnyak, Denis A. ; Kloepper, Joseph
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Microbial Inoculants \| apple production \| frontier analysis \| damage control \| Farm Management \| Production Economics \| Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies \| Risk and Uncertainty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, Alabama.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, Alabama Number 119796
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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