The soybean production frontier and economic efficiency in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil



Document title: The soybean production frontier and economic efficiency in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Journal: Revista de economia e sociologia rural
Database: CLASE
System number: 000280229
ISSN: 0103-2003
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuaria do Oeste, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Administracao e Economia, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 41
Number: 2
Pages: 153-168
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract This work evaluates the economic efficiency of productive resource utilization in the cultivation of soybeans in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The study area comprises the states main soybean producing counties. Economic efficiency was estimated for a sample of 151 soybean producers through the production frontier function. The producers in the states northern region are operating near the established production frontier, signaling a favorable tendency in resource reallocation and achieving efficiency
Disciplines: Economía
Keyword: Economía agrícola,
Producción,
Eficiencia económica,
Soya,
Brasil,
Mato Grosso do Sul
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