This paper presents a metafrontier production function model for firms in different groups having different technologies. The metafrontier model enables the calculation of comparable technical efficiencies for firms operating under different technologies. The model also enables the technology...

Fortunes in the agricultural sectors of four of the largest South Pacific countries are traced in recent decades by estimating the single factoral terms of trade index. The single factoral terms of trade are measured for agriculture in four Melanesian countries-Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon...

Effective socio-economic service delivery is vital for alleviating poverty in developing countries.Increased financial support without complementary investment in service delivery mechanisms oftenresults in little or no impact. This paper contributes to the discussion on how to maximize the...

The ability of African countries to achieve sustained improvements in agricultural incomes depends on their ability to generate total factor productivity (TFP) change in their agricultural sectors and adjust to movements in agricultural output and input prices. The single factoral terms of trade...

The global food marketing network is being constantly reshaped, providingopportunities and challenges to the use of information and communication technology(ICT) to develop international trade in food products. ICT is likely to be especiallyimportant for food products such as fresh fruit and...

The cottage food processing industry inThailand comprises mainly small-scale enterprises such as the‘housewives groups’ that consist of a number of housewiveswho combine their food processing activities in a particulardistrict or village. The effects of various factors on theperformance of...