Measuring agricultural sustainability in terms of efficiency: the case of Dutch sugar beet growers

Koeijer, T.J. de; Wossink, G.A.A.; Struik, P.C.; Renkema, J.A.

doi:10.1006/jema.2002.0578

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“…DEA is a non-parametric method used for the estimation of resource use efficiency, and ranking of production units on the basis of their performance [6,7]. This methodology has been used for the evaluation of environmental and economic farming performance [8][9][10][11].…”

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Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Winter Wheat Farms Using Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Syp¹,

Faber²,

Borzęcka‐Walker³

et al. 2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Winter Wheat Farms Using Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Syp¹,

Faber²,

Borzęcka‐Walker³

et al. 2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…As discussed by De Koeijer et al (2002), the increase in efficiency shows sustainability. Thus, according to this contention, it can be said that the farmers of Machadinho d'Oeste showed a positive performance, and that means sustainability.…”

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“…Some authors have proposed the use of DEA models to measure agricultural sustainability as, for instance, Kim (2001), De Koeijer et al (2002, Abay et al (2004), Rodríguez-Díaz et al (2004), Bosetti and Locatelli (2006), Sauer and Abdallah (2007). These studies are briefly described in Sect.…”

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Efficiency and sustainability assessment for a group of farmers in the Brazilian Amazon

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The aim of this paper is to use DEA models to evaluate sustainability in agriculture. Several variables are taken into account and the resulting efficiency is measured by comparison. The performance of family farms is analysed here (variables: farmed area, work force, and production). As agricultural sustainability depends on the maintenance of systems of production for long periods of time, the models were run for the years of 1986 and 2002. Tiered DEA models were used to group farmers in sustainability categories. Non-parametric regression models were used to identify the factors affecting the efficiency measurements. All the results indicate that the majority of the farmers increased their efficiency along the time. These improvements may support the existence of sustainability.

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“…Therefore, DEA is useful for comprehensively assessing the indicators of different types and data patterns; it is widely used in economic science, agricultural economics, public economics, financial economics, and economic policy. Additionally, DEA is considered an appropriate analysis method for many studies related to eco-efficiency or environmental efficiency [21][22][23][24]54,[73][74][75][76][77].…”

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Application of Environmental Change Efficiency to the Sustainability of Urban Development at the Neighborhood Level

Kuo

Tsou

2015

Sustainability

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This study describes a new assessment model framework, termed the driving forces-pressure-state-impact-policy and pattern (DPSIP) model, for environmental change efficiency in urban land development, based on urban sustainable development and the theory of economic efficiency evaluation. A spatial and measurable efficiency value is defined for environmental changes in urban land development, which provides a comprehensive evaluation index for the efficiency of urban development and its environmental impact. This type of urban interior sustainability is considered new within the context of global environmental changes. We identify nine important indicators to evaluate the relative efficiency of 233 neighborhoods in Tainan, Taiwan. The results indicate that the average environmental change efficiency is 89.44%, which shows clear spatial differentiation. The key indicators affecting the efficiency score are area, population density, location, mixed land uses, the floor area ratio, and the impervious ratio. In the future, urban design can reduce environmental impacts and enhance efficiency values.

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Measuring agricultural sustainability in terms of efficiency: the case of Dutch sugar beet growers

Cited by 168 publications

References 14 publications

Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Winter Wheat Farms Using Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Winter Wheat Farms Using Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Efficiency and sustainability assessment for a group of farmers in the Brazilian Amazon

Application of Environmental Change Efficiency to the Sustainability of Urban Development at the Neighborhood Level

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