Technical efficiency for Colombian small crop and livestock farmers : a stochastic metafrontier approach for different production systems

Número: 
914
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Clasificación JEL: 
C14, Q12, D24
Palabras clave: 
Stochastic Frontier Analysis, technical efficiency, metafrontier production function, Colombia

This paper assesses the efficiency of crop and livestock production in Colombia by using a sample of 1,565 households. The study considers households located in different production systems which differ in geography, climate and soil types. These conditio