Profit based efficiency measures, with an application to rice production in Southern India

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dc.creatorSmith, R.
dc.creatorGemma, M.
dc.creatorKuppannan, Palanisami
dc.date2011-06
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:43Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:58Z
dc.descriptionUsing non-parametric methods, we estimate the foregone rents due to credit, allocative, and technical inefficiencies of subsistence farmers in Southern India. The lost rents are estimated directly from the Nerlovian efficiency index, and the results suggest the largest foregone rents derive from allocative inefficiencies and then credit inefficiencies. Also, results suggest that farms without well access experience larger losses than those with well access. Econometric results suggest education, the presence of tank water management efforts, and well access influence the level of foregone rent due to allocative and Nerlovian inefficiencies. Educational activities and policies to encourage better management of tanks are considered important for lowering the foregone losses.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40463
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162154
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSmith, R.; Gemma, M.; Kuppannan, Palanisami. 2011. Profit based efficiency measures, with an application to rice production in Southern India. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 62(2):340-356. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2010.00288.x
dc.subjectagricultural production
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectefficiency
dc.subjecttank irrigation
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.titleProfit based efficiency measures, with an application to rice production in Southern India
dc.typeJournal Article

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