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The Effect of Industrial Agglomeration on Agricultural Green Production Efficiency: Evidence from China
Understanding how industrial agglomeration affects agricultural green production efficiency is essential for green agricultural development. This study uses the super-efficient Epsilon-Based Measure (EBM) model and Global Malmquist–Luenberger (GML) index to measure and analyze the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and core sources of dynamics of agricultural green production efficiency in China by using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2020. It also empirically investigates the relationships between industrial agglomeration, land transfer, and agricultural production efficiency. By using fixed, intermediary, and threshold effect models, the internal links between industrial agglomeration, land transfer, and agricultural green production efficiency are examined. The findings indicate the following. (1) The green production efficiency of Chinese agriculture exhibits the regional characteristics of being “high in the west and low in the east, high in the south and low in the north” in terms of space; in terms of time, the overall trend is that green production technology efficiency is growing, with an average annual growth rate of 11.45%, and the growth primarily depends on the “single-track drive” of green technological progress. (2) Industrial agglomeration significantly affects agricultural green production efficiency, green technology efficiency, and green technology change; the corresponding coefficient values are 0.115, 0.093, and 0.022. (3) According to the mechanism-of-action results, land transfer mediates the effects of industrial agglomeration on agricultural green production efficiency, green technology efficiency, and green technology change. These effects have effect values of 28.48%, 27.91%, and 47.75%, respectively. (4) The threshold effect’s findings demonstrate a double threshold effect of industrial agglomeration on the green production efficiency of agriculture in terms of land transfer, with threshold values of 1.468 and 3.891, respectively. As a result, this study suggests adhering to the idea of synergistic development, promoting agricultural green development, strengthening the development of industrial agglomerations, promoting the quality and efficiency of industry, improving land-transfer mechanisms, and placing a focus on resource efficiency improvements, as well as other policy recommendations.
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The The relationship of good competitive farming practices and pig production efficiency in Mekong delta, Vietnam
This study assesses farmers' perception towards good competitiveness practices (GCP) and explores the factors affecting pig production efficiency in Vietnam. Using binary regression analysis, the study examined variables that significantly affected the production efficiency of 260 pig farmers in Tra Vinh and Ben Tre provinces. The results showed that most farmers were male with the majority working in pig farming as their primary occupation (83.5%). The average age of farmers was 50 years, with the majority having less than ten years of experience. Most farms used artificial insemination (91.9%) and received training (93.5%), although only 39.6% used automated equipment. In GCP, the perception of pork production and sales and financial management of pig production were highly rated by farmers. However, the ability to expand business and production scale were rated lower. Farmers focusing only on pig farming had a negative impact on production efficiency. In contrast, experience and training positively affected production efficiency, emphasizing the value of practical experience and knowledge through informal education. Additionally, perception of herd and farm size in GCP were essential for improving pig production efficiency. These findings provide important insights for improving the competitiveness and productivity of pig farming in the Mekong Delta.
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High performance through business process management : strategy execution in a digital world
High Performance Through Process Excellence explores how business process management delivers real value in private and public sector organizations around the world. It is written for executives and managers as well as educators and students.
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Analysis of Production Efficiency Among Sesame (Sesamum indicum) Farmers in North West, Nigeria: A Stochastic Production Efficiency Frontier Approach
This research study analyzed production efficiency among sesame (Sesamum indicum) farmers in North West, Nigeria. Approximately, 150 sesame producers were selected among the villages utilizing a multi-stage sampling approach. Data used were of primary sources based on a well-structured questionnaire. The method employed econometric tools for analysis of data which include stochastic production efficiency frontier model (SPEFM) and principal component model (PCM). The result shows that the significant predictors influencing TE (Technical Efficiency) of sesame production include farm size, chemical, seed, fertilizer, and labour. The significant socio-economic factors increasing TE or decreasing technical inefficiency (TIE) of sesame production include education, age, years of farm experience, size of household, and extension contact. The calculated return to scale (RTS) was 1.4025, this signifies an increasing RTS. The gamma or variance ratio of 0.8038 implies that 80.38% of random variations in output of sesame is due to farmers’ inefficiency, the remaining 19.62% of sesame output deviation from the potential level was because of random noises like unexpected rainfall, frost, and other natural disaster beyond the control of sesame producers. The minimum estimated technical efficiency is 0.06, the maximum is 0.98. The average TE score of sesame producer is 0.5430 leaving out an inefficiency gap of 0.4570 for improvement. The coefficient of total variance (σ^2) is 2.9221, this was significant at 1 percent probability level, which hypothesized that perfect goodness of fit of data with the Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier model and also the assumption of the composite error term was properly specified. The 3 major constraints faced by sesame producers include lack of credit (1st), lack of improved quality seeds (2nd), and high cost of farm inputs(3rd). The study recommends based on the outcome of this research that farm inputs such as fertilizers, chemical. and improved quality seeds should be given to sesame producers at affordable prices and at appropriate time to increase productivity and efficiency.
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Impact of adoption of water-saving technologies on irrigation water use efficiency at the farm household level
【Objective】Improving irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) is essential for sustainable agricultural development, especially in water-scarce regions. This paper examines how the application of water-saving technologies influences the IWUE of wheat production at the farm household level.【Method】Based on survey data collected from 512 farm households across key agricultural areas in Henan, Shandong, and Hebei provinces, we evaluated the impact of various water-saving technologies, including drip irrigation, sprinkler systems, canal lining, and field leveling, on IWUE. An econometric model was used to characterize household attributes such as land size, crop types, and access to services. Propensity score matching and an instrumental variable approach were employed to address potential selection bias and endogeneity.【Result】The average IWUE among the sampled farmers was 78.23%, which is significantly lower than the overall technical efficiency in wheat production. This suggests that, under current conditions, farmers could save an average of 21.71% of irrigation water by enhancing their IWUE. Compared to overall wheat production efficiency, IWUE exhibited greater variation among farmers. The adoption of water-saving technologies had a significant positive effect on IWUE, with its contribution ranking third after regional differences (as captured by the provincial dummy variable) and water pricing. Our results also revealed a ‘Matthew effect’: farmers with already high IWUE benefited more from technology adoption, achieving notable improvements, whereas those with low baseline IWUE experienced relatively smaller gains. Furthermore, higher agricultural water prices were associated with more efficient water use, indicating that economic incentives play a crucial role. Regional differences in infrastructure, training, and support also moderated the impact of technology adoption.【Conclusion】 Improving IWUE requires a multi-pronged approach. Local and provincial governments should invest in water-saving infrastructure and provide targeted training and support for households with low IWUE. Additionally, rationalizing agricultural water pricing and establishing a well-designed water rights system alongside market-based mechanisms can incentivize water conservation. These strategies, collectively, are key to enhancing the adoption of water-saving technologies and improving irrigation water use efficiency in wheat production.
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Analyzing Factors That Affect Rice Production Efficiency and Organic Fertilizer Choices in Vietnam
Rice farmers in Vietnam face many difficulties achieving technical efficiency (TE), which can be measured by the distance to the production frontier, in rice production due to non-optimal combinations of inputs and the influence of household socioeconomic characteristics. This study investigates the TE of rice production by applying stochastic frontier analysis to raw data obtained from the Vietnamese Households Living Standards Survey 2016 (VHLSS 2016) database. In addition, organic fertilizers now demand much attention worldwide because of their environmentally friendly characteristics. Therefore, this study identifies the effects of organic fertilizer choices on the TE of rice production. The results show that farmers in Vietnam achieved 87.6 percent TE and that most factors tested had significant effects on rice production. Instead of rice monoculture, the four main factors with strong and positive effects on TE levels were intensive labor, irrigation, mixing crops instead of rice monoculture, and education. Moreover, this study also revealed that organic fertilizer plays a vital role in growing rice by applying propensity score matching (PSM) between farmers who use or do not use irrigation facilities in rice production. While in the process of building a system, the government should focus on rice producers to strive for maximum efficiency with regard to labor productivity and mixed-crop farming, and to take proper measures to improve rice productivity and quality through the use of organic fertilizers. As a result, this study revealed that the use of organic fertilizers for rice production in Vietnam does not always benefit households’ TE.
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The moderating effect of movie production efficiency on the relationship between eWOM and review helpfulness
Purpose
This paper aims to intend to study the effect of movie production efficiency on eWOM and the moderating effect of efficiency on the relationship between eWOM and review helpfulness for movies.
Design/methodology/approach
Production efficiency is suggested by comparing the power of movie resources (e.g. the power of actors, directors, distributors, production companies) against box-office revenue through a data envelopment analysis (DEA).
Findings
The study results present that the number of reviews, the number of reviews by reviewers and review extremity are greater in an efficient subsample than in an inefficient subsample. For efficient movies, the review depth and the strength of the sentiments in the reviews are more positively related to review helpfulness. The prediction results for review helpfulness using the k-nearest neighbor method and automatic neural networks show that the efficient subsample provides a significantly lower prediction error rate than the inefficient subsample. The study results can support the effective facilitation of helpful online movie reviews.
Originality/value
As the numbers of online reviews are increasingly used to provide purchase decision support, it becomes crucial to understand which attributes represent average helpful reviews for movies. While previous studies have examined eWOM (online word-of-mouth) variables as predictors of helpfulness on movie websites, the role of the production efficiency of movies has not been examined considering the relationship between eWOM and review helpfulness for movies.
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An economic study of the effective factors for broiler production in eastern regiom : case study al-Ahsa Governorate Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This research was aimed to study the most important economic variables affecting of the
production capacity of poultry meat in al-Ahsa governorate by estimating the parameters of
the production functions, the quantitative and value costs of the broiler farms, The economic
analysis method used a sample of 33 meat projects in the eastern region, representing 35.9 %
of the total number of projects in the Eastern Region and 92 projects till 2017. was divided
into three categories, the first capacity (less than 150 thousand chickens), consisting of 16
projects representing 48.5 % of the total sample farms and the second capacity (150 thousand
to 300 thousand chickens), consisting of 10 projects representing 30.3 % And the third (more
than 300 thousand chickens) and consists of 7 projects representing 21.2 % of the total sample
farms, the results showed that the amount of feed and the number of chicks in the study
sample ranked first and second in the total cost items of the first, second and third production
capacity, representing about 63.6 %, 64.8 % and 63.1% (18.4 % and 18.7 %) with an average of
about 63.9 % and 18.4 % respectively.
يهدف البحث إلى دراسة أهم المتغيرات الاقتصادية التي تؤثر على الطاقة الإنتاجية من لحوم الدواجن بمحافظة الاحساء و ذلك من خلال تقدير معالم دوال الإنتاج و التكاليف الكمية و القيمية لمزارع الدجاج اللاحم، و استخدم أسلوب التحليل الاقتصادي لبيانات قطاع مستعرض لعينة من مشروعات إنتاج دجاج اللحم في المنطقة الشرقية بلغ عددها 33 مشروعا تمثل نحو (35.9% ) من إجمالي عدد المشروعات القائمة بالمنطقة الشرقية و البالغ 92 مشروعاً حتى عام 2017م. قسمت إلى ثلاث فئات، السعة الأولى (أقل من 150 ألف دجاجة)، و تتكون من 16 مشروع تمثل 48.5 % من إجمالي مزارع عينة الدراسة، و السعة الثانية (150 ألف الى 300 ألف دجاجة)، و تتكون من 10 مشروعات تمثل 30.3% من إجمالي مزارع عينة الدراسة، و الثالثة (أكبر من 300 ألف دجاجة) و تتكون من 7 مشروعات تمثل 21.2% من إجمالي مزارع عينة الدراسة. و أظهرت النتائج أن كمية العلف و عدد الصيصان بعينة الدراسة تحتل المرتبة الأولى و الثانية من بنود التكاليف الكلية للسعة الإنتاجية الأولى و الثانية و الثالثة حيث تمثل حوالي (63.6٪، 64.8٪، 63.1٪) بالنسبة لكمية العليقة في الدورة، أما عدد الصيصان تمثل نحو (18٪، 18.4٪، 18.7٪) بمتوسط بلغ حوالي (63.9٪، 18.4٪) على الترتيب.
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