Agri Eco.
mohammad reza bakhshi; sayyed homayoun farhangfar; pouyan malekinejad
Abstract
Analysis of technical efficiency of broiler production farms is necessary for optimal and economical use of available resources. The aim of this study was to measure and compare the technical efficiency of broiler production farms in Birjand and Darmian counties. The sample size was determined using ...
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Analysis of technical efficiency of broiler production farms is necessary for optimal and economical use of available resources. The aim of this study was to measure and compare the technical efficiency of broiler production farms in Birjand and Darmian counties. The sample size was determined using Cochran's formula and the required data collected by completing a questionnaire from 201 active meat poultry units in Birjand and Darmian counties by random sampling method. Comprehensive Data Analysis (DEA) method used to analyze the data. The results showed that the average technical efficiency of poultry farmers in Birjand and Darmian counties was 93 and 88%, respectively, assuming a fixed return to the scale, and 95 and 93%, respectively, assuming variable returns to the scale, which is a statistically significant difference(p<0/05). Also, the capacity to improve production and efficiency in poultry farms in Darmian county is more than Birjand county and is estimated to be 11.7 and 7%, respectively. The average scale efficiency and technical efficiency (in both fixed and variable returns) of poultry units in Birjand county is more than Darmian county, which on the one hand indicates better management of resource use in poultry units of Birjand and on the other hand shows the potential to increase production and efficiency of poultry units in darmian. Therefore, without changing the production technology and by promoting technical and managerial factors from the most efficient poultry units to low efficiency poultry units, the gap between broiler poultry units in Darmian and Birjand can be reduced.
Agri Eco.
Behnaz Nejati; Mofid Shateri; Mohammad Reza Bakhshi; Ali Ashrafi
Abstract
The present study is aimed to evaluate the efficiency of Smallholding and Rural Production Cooperative Utilization Systems in crops production. The statistical population of the study is the farmers in the Khusf county of the South Khorasan province. This study is applied in purpose and analytical in ...
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The present study is aimed to evaluate the efficiency of Smallholding and Rural Production Cooperative Utilization Systems in crops production. The statistical population of the study is the farmers in the Khusf county of the South Khorasan province. This study is applied in purpose and analytical in nature. It uses the descriptive –analytical method along with a survey approach. The data collection instrument was a researcher made questionnaire and the required data have been collected with a sample of 207 farmers from Smallholding and 38 farmers of Rural Production Cooperatives. The samples were selected using the stratified random sampling method and were analyzed using the data envelopment analysis method. The results indicate the relative superiority of the operating system of the cooperative production versus the Smallholding utilization system based on the technical efficiency measures and scale efficiency. The average technical efficiency and scale in the operating system of cooperative production are respectively 0.98, 0.94 and in the Smallholding utilization system respectively 0.65 and 0.81, respectively. The Mann - Whitney test showed the average yield and net income of crops in rural production cooperatives is more and significantly difference from Smallholding utilization system. Overall, the results indicate the relative superiority of cooperative farming to smallholder system based on technical and economic efficiency criteria.
Agricultural Extension and Education
mohammad reza bakhshi; Majid Ranai; Asadollah Zamanipour; Mahmood Fal Soleyman
Abstract
Farming joint stock companies are currently growing and spread of this type of Farming Systems is already on the agenda of government. In this paper, the shareholders’ satisfaction from the performance of farming joint stock companies was evaluated. To this end, Correlation and Regression techniques ...
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Farming joint stock companies are currently growing and spread of this type of Farming Systems is already on the agenda of government. In this paper, the shareholders’ satisfaction from the performance of farming joint stock companies was evaluated. To this end, Correlation and Regression techniques were used. This research is an applied one with a descriptive-analytical approach. For collecting data, two techniques of documentary and surveying method have been used. The population of this study consisted of all 1899 shareholders of four old Farming Joint Stock companies, out of which 325 members determined as sample using Cochran Formula and stratified random sampling technique. The analysis of data was done by using SPSS software. Satisfaction was estimated at four levels: unsatisfied, relatively unsatisfied, satisfied and very satisfied. Research findings indicated 48/1 and 17/9 percent of shareholders were "satisfied" and "very satisfied", respectively, from the performance of farming joint stock companies. Members’ satisfaction from the performance of farming joint stock companies was evaluated at moderate to high level. There was a statistically significant relationship between "participation in decision making","Mode of the personnel behavior","appointment of competent persons","Diversity of products" and "shareholders’ satisfaction" level. Results of regression analysis revealed that education level, the amount of dividends, participation in decision-making and appointment of competent persons explains 83 percent of changes that occur at the level of shareholders satisfaction.
