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Effects of Farm Size on Technical Efficiency in China's Broiler Sector: A Stochastic Meta-Frontier Approach

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  • Xiangfei Xin
  • Yi Zhang
  • Jimin Wang
  • John Alexander Nuetah

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type="main"> This paper employs the stochastic meta-frontier approach to measure technical efficiency and to investigate the effects of farm size on the technical efficiency in China's broiler sector. Empirical results show a positive association between farm size and technical efficiency in China's broiler sector. The medium and large farm sizes exhibit increases of 0.058 and 0.160, respectively, in technical efficiency scores, relative to small farms, which have a mean technical efficiency score of 0.722. Results indicate that there are significant differences in technical efficiency across regions. Technical efficiency in the southern region, which is dominated by yellow-feathered broilers, is significantly lower than that in the northern region where white-feathered broilers are the dominant species. Also, the technical efficiency scores estimated from the meta-frontier model vary substantially across farm sizes in the southern region. Increased farm size improves the technical efficiency for yellow-feathered broiler production. Dans la présente étude, nous avons utilisé l'analyse métafrontière stochastique pour mesurer l'efficience technique et pour déterminer les effets de la taille de la ferme sur l'efficience technique du secteur du poulet à griller en Chine. Les résultats empiriques indiquent qu'il existe un lien positif entre la taille de la ferme et l'efficience technique. Les fermes de moyenne et grande taille affichent une augmentation du pointage d'efficience technique de 0,058 et de 0,160 respectivement, comparativement aux fermes de petite taille dont le pointage d'efficience technique moyen est de 0,722. Les résultats indiquent que l'efficience technique varie considérablement d'une région à l'autre. L'efficience technique dans la région du Sud, où l’élevage du poulet à griller blanc domine, est significativement plus faible que celle de la région du Nord, où l’élevage du poulet à griller jaune domine. De plus, les pointages d'efficience technique estimés à partir du modèle de métafrontière varient considérablement dans la région du Sud. L'augmentation de la taille de la ferme améliore l'efficience technique de la production du poulet à griller jaune.

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  • Xiangfei Xin & Yi Zhang & Jimin Wang & John Alexander Nuetah, 2016. "Effects of Farm Size on Technical Efficiency in China's Broiler Sector: A Stochastic Meta-Frontier Approach," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 64(3), pages 493-516, September.
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