Does Intensification Improve the Economic Efficiency of Dairy Farms?

Álvarez, Antonio; Corral, Julio del; Solís, Daniel; Pérez, José Antonio Sánchez

doi:10.3168/jds.2008-1123

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“…Nesse sentido, ações poderiam ser tomadas em busca de aumento da produtividade da mão de obra, as quais incluem: capacitação e especialização dos colaboradores, adoção de procedimentos operacionais padrão, adoção de incentivos de desempenho (15) , gestão empresarial, com vista à melhoria da eficiência produtiva e alocativa dos fatores de produção, e aumento da escala de produção (16) . Além disso, a utilização intensiva de tecnologias pode contribuir favoravelmente para aumentos na produtividade (17,18) , uma vez que o baixo uso de capital moderno nas fazendas com mão de obra familiar explica a baixa produtividade e é um dos fatores que limitam o crescimento da produção na maioria dessas fazendas. No que se refere à produtividade por área, foram observados valores de 10.816,1; 2.424,6 e 5.122,8L/ha/ano para mão de obra familiar, mista e contratada, respectivamente.…”

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Índices De Desempenho Zootécnico E Econômico De Sistemas De Produção De Leite Com Diferentes Tipos De Mão De Obra

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ResumoObjetivou-se com este estudo estimar índices de desempenho zootécnico e econômico de referência, analisar a influência dos tipos de mão de obra sobre a rentabilidade da atividade e identificar os componentes que exerceram maiores representatividades sobre o custo total e operacional efetivo. Foram analisados 38 índices de tamanho, zootécnico e econômico de 61 sistemas de produção de leite, localizados em Minas Gerais e Rio de Janeiro, agrupados em função do tipo de mão de obra. Os dados foram coletados durante o período de janeiro de 2002 a dezembro de 2011. Os resultados foram comparados pelo teste de ANOVA (distribuição normal), complementado pelo teste LSD, e pelo teste de Kruskal-Wallis (distribuição não normal), também complementado pelo teste LSD. Índices de medição de desempenho de referências devem ser considerados, levando-se em conta os fatores que sejam comuns aos sistemas de produção. O tipo de mão de obra não parece determinar a eficiência econômica do sistema de produção. Os itens componentes do custo total e operacional efetivo que exerceram maiores representatividades foram, em ordem decrescente, alimentação e mão de obra, para os grupos mão de obra contratada e mista, e alimentação e despesas diversas, para o grupo mão de obra familiar. Palavras-chave: análise de rentabilidade; eficiência técnica; índices de referência; pecuária leiteira; recursos humanos. AbstractThe objective of this research was to estimate reference zootechnical and economic performance indices, evaluate the influence of different types of labor on the technical and economic results and identify the components that had greater representativeness on the total and effective operational cost of dairy farms. We analyzed 38 size, zootechnical, and economic indicators of 61 milk production systems, grouped according to the type of labor. The data were collected during January 2002 to December 2011 period. The results were compared by ANOVA test (normal distribution), complemented by LSD test, and Kruskal-Wallis test (nonnormal distribution), also complemented by LSD test. Reference performance indices should be considered, taking into account the factors that are common to dairy farms. The type of labor does not seem to determine

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Índices De Desempenho Zootécnico E Econômico De Sistemas De Produção De Leite Com Diferentes Tipos De Mão De Obra

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“…Farm accounting practices were of the most important practices to be considered in this manner (Al-Faqeer, 2009). The financial performance of dairy farms will be affected due to the adoption of the intensive production system if the managerial measures, mainly the accounting measures, not taken in consideration during the change to this system of production (Alvarez et al, 2008).…”

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Analyzing Farm Accounting Skills Related to Financial Performance of Dairy Industry: An Evidence from Jordan

AL-Sharafat¹

2016

JAS

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This study aimed at analyzing farm accounting skills related to the financial performance of dairy industry in Jordan. A survey procedure was adopted to measure the perspective of dairy producers about their skills in farm accounting. 13 statements related to farm accounting skills were used. The farmers skills in farm accounting were measured using mean score derived from 5 point likert-scale. The statistical population of this study consisted of all dairy producers in the country and out of them 237 dairy producers selected as statistical sample. The data were collected between March 1 st and June 30 th 2014. The results of the study concluded that dairy farmers do not possess the necessary accounting skills related to the financial performance of their activity and needed to run their enterprise in a productive way. An empirical evidence was provided about lack of accounting skills by Jordanian dairy farmers. Paying attention to farm accounting and recognition of its importance and providing suitable executive ways to its related problems will be a vital component in developing dairy industry as well as other farming activities.

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“…In a study in Spain, Alvarez et al (2008) showed that higher milk production per cow and hectare, higher feed use and higher density lead to more efficient dairy farming.…”

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Pure and compensated efficiency of Swedish dairy farms

Manevska‐Tasevska

Rabinowicz

Surry

2016

AFSci

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The compensatory effect of environmental subsidies for agri-environmental output constraints was evaluated through a comparative analysis observing the ‘pure’ efficiency, as a benchmark for prevailing production conditions, and the ‘compensated’ efficiency, as a proxy indicator of the compensation. An unbalanced data panel covering 3578 Swedish dairy farms in the period 2002-2012 was used. The analysis showed that in the study period, environmental farm support decreased the differences in farm revenue generated by agri-environmental output constraints in Sweden. However, the environmental support distribution did not succeed in meeting regional needs, so difficulties in farmers’ ability to generate output in southern and central forest and valley areas of Sweden were visible. Furthermore, the environmental agricultural support had only a partial subsidisation effect on ‘green’ farm management practices, with full compensation being achieved for organic and capital-extensive farming, whereas low livestock density farming was not sufficiently compensated. This analysis reveals incentives with policy implications for farm economic performance and provides direct input to future policy recommendations for environmental support allocation.

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Does Intensification Improve the Economic Efficiency of Dairy Farms?

Cited by 115 publications

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Índices De Desempenho Zootécnico E Econômico De Sistemas De Produção De Leite Com Diferentes Tipos De Mão De Obra

Índices De Desempenho Zootécnico E Econômico De Sistemas De Produção De Leite Com Diferentes Tipos De Mão De Obra

Analyzing Farm Accounting Skills Related to Financial Performance of Dairy Industry: An Evidence from Jordan

Pure and compensated efficiency of Swedish dairy farms

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