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Ghelfi, Rino; Bertazzoli, Aldo; Marchi, Alan; Rivaroli, Sergio; Samoggia, Antonella. |
In order to measure agriculture sustainability, the efficient use of inputs becomes a crucial issue. In this perspective, the analysts concentrate their attention on the total factor productivity index (TFP). In this view, Lynam and Herdt (1989) proposed the TFP as a suitable assessment of the sustainability of single crops, of cropping systems or of farming systems. Even if the TFP does not take into account the non-market output (social and environmental aspects), it is possible to argue that a negative trend of TFP represents a resources’ degradation if related to the generated outputs. On the other hand, the non-negative trend of TFP represents a fitting measure of a sustainable agricultural system and of an efficient use of the resources. The aim of... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Total Factor Productivity; Sustainability; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109322 |
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