This paper contributes with an empirical analysis, using a sample of farms, on the influence of size on cost behaviour under operational and tactical flexibility. Results indicate that small farms behave advantageously with respect to biggest farms in situations of operational and tactical...

This paper analyses the impact of technological change on Brazilian agricultural output and input mix from 1970 to 1985. We utilize an econometric model that considers two activities (vegetal and animal activities) and three inputs (labor, land and capital.It was observed in all period(1970 to...

This article is an empirical study about flexible and conventional functional forms of coffee production, minflex Laurent Translog function econometrically has been established in Colombia coffee zone for the farm size (smallholders, medium and large farms, general sector), using a stochastic...

La eficiencia técnica es un concepto relativo, utilizado convencionalmente, para saber si un productor obtiene el máximo nivel de producción, de acuerdo a la cantidad insumos empleados en el proceso. El presente estudio, con datos microeconómicos de los caficultores del país, determinó...

This paper explains the results of a research project, concerning Mexican peasants during the last two decades. Undoubtedly, the peasant has been a sector of rural environment that deserves major attention, because it has undergone hurried and dramatic economic, political and social decline in...

The investment decisions of small-scale farmers in developing countries are conditioned by the farmers’ financial environment. Binding credit-market constraints and incomplete insurance can reduce investment in activities with high expected profits. We conducted several experiments in northern...

Allocative inefficiency in agriculture is an issue puzzling researchers and policy‐makers in China. Based on household data from the China Family Panel Studies of 2012, the present paper quantifies the potential distortions in China's agricultural production and examines their underlying...

Iron toxicity is one of the most important constraints limiting rice production in lowland sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To improve rice productivity in the affected areas in the context of climate change, new rice varieties with genetic resistance to iron toxicity were developed and released in...

The aim of the paper is to present the economic results of winter wheat, winter rye, winter rape, sweet lupine, fodder peas and pigs for slaughter in 2016 on farms with different production scale. Research was held at commercial farms, which sell their production. These farms are enterprises....

The issue of adequate assessment of socio-economic and ecological sustainability of divers agricultural holdings is among most topical academic and practical problems. It is particularly important for smallholder farms accounting for the majority of all farms in the globe. In Bulgaria...