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| Lambarraa, Fatima; Kallas, Zein. |
| Most of Spanish olive farms are concentrated in Less-Favoured Areas (LFA) with the majority of producer areas are under Objective 1 of the EU Regional Policy. The EU has long recognized such distinctive characteristics of those holdings with a specific support measures aiming to prevent the abandonment of olive groves as well as to support sustainable development of this sector. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of LFA payment on the olive farms technical efficiency. Two sample farms located in LFA (63 farms receiving LFA payment support and 99 farms do not) have been observed from 2000 to 2004. A stochastic frontier production has been used. Results indicate that LFA payment, age of manager, tenure regimes of land, workforce... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: LFA payment; Olive farm; Technical efficiency; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Q180; D210. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52842 |
