Trade-off analysis of cost and nutrient efficiency of coffee farms in vietnam: A more generalised approach

Ho, Thong Quoc and Hoang, Vincent and Wilson, Clevo (2020): Trade-off analysis of cost and nutrient efficiency of coffee farms in vietnam: A more generalised approach. Published in: Journal of Environmental Management , Vol. 279, (10 November 2020): pp. 1-10.

Abstract

Analysis of economic and environmental performance of agricultural production has received increasing attention in both the theoretical and empirical literature (Aldieri et al., 2019). Several methodological approaches have been proposed to measure environmental efficiency and to analyse trade-offs between economic and environmental performance (e.g., Fang, 2020; Shuai and Fan, 2020; Azad and Ancev, 2014; Picazo-Tadeo and Prior, 2009; Reinhard et al., 2000). Within this literature strand, Coelli et al., (2007) offer a distinct approach that utilises the material balance principle to derive cost and environmental efficiency measures. Empirical applications of Coelli et al. (2007) for the purpose of environmental and economic analysis have flourished recently (Hoang and Alauddin, 2012; Nguyen et al., 2012; Hoang and Rao, 2010). However, these empirical applications focus only on the economic and environmental trade-off of technically efficient farms, not all the farms.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Coffee production, Cost efficiency, Environmental efficiency, Trade-off, Vietnam.
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products

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