The study is an endeavor to identify the sources of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth in Indian sugar industry at both aggregated and regional levels using non-parametric Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI). The empirical analysis is confined to the period of 31 years from 1974/75 to...

Using the data of 86 sugar mills operating in the year 2003-04, this study endeavours to gauge the extent of technical efficiency in the sugar industry of Uttar Pradesh (UP) by employing the technique of data envelopment analysis (DEA). The empirical results reveal that mean overall technical...